[Aurel]

Me thinks, the major reason why the US was so vehemently opposed to the Kyoto treaty is because most of its electricity is produced by antiquated coal burning generators that actually do release lots of CO and CO2 in the atmosphere. Hence, there have been some lunatics pseudo scientists like Mr. Robinson to claim that CO2 is actually good for the environment. I am not saying that the Kyoto treaty was the best answer, but I do beleive that controlling the emissions of industries among nations is a good thing. But it should not be just limited to CO and CO2, so maybe a new Kyoto treaty that covers all types of emissions would be more fair.

Now, dealing with the controversy of wether or not global warming is man made or not, let us break the effects in few facts and discuss them one by one:

- There has been an increase in CO and CO2 in the atmosphere during the last 100 years. True or not ?

- This increase can be correlated with human activity. True or not ?

- Those, as well as H2O, are greenhouse gases, meaning that they will absorb IR radiation and prevent heat from being dissipated. That is a little bit like having your oil cooler covered with gunk... True or not ?

- There is an observed increased in global temperatures, that correlates well with the period of increase in CO and CO2. True or not ?

- There is also a hole in the ozone layer at the poles, attributed to the use of CFC...this does not help things. True or not ?

- SO2 emissions are responsible for acid rain. True or not ?

- NOx emissions (from cars) are irritants, that are responsible for chronic respiratory problems. True or not ?

I am just putting the questions together to let the folks discuss them.

Aurel