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Re: Disregard for Pollution Control Standards

To: William Elliott <William.Elliott@mail.mei.com>
Subject: Re: Disregard for Pollution Control Standards
From: "Ray e. Huff" <mgbrh@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 07:39:51 -0700
Ray e. Huff wrote:
> 
> William Elliott wrote:
> >
> > It's only going to get worse.
> >
> > Did you see the VP on TV recently?  Used stats showing the past decade is 
>the
> > warmest on record.  Then said that confirmed "global warming" and the need 
>for
> > even tighter regulations.
> >
> > I don't want to get into a global warming debate (because frankly I don't 
>have
> > access to enough real data to have an informed opinion), but it doesn't 
>take a
> > rocket scientist to see that a short-term statistic means nothing over a 
>long
> > period.  We may have just had a record warm decade in the midst of a 
>long-term
> > cooling trend!
> >
> > Until true science, unencumbered by money or politics, is used to 
>established
> > rational policy, such idiocy is bound to continue.  In other words, no end 
>in
> > sight.  (This is _not_ just a US problem; the same thing happens all over 
>the
> > world!)  If you try to fight it (or even reason with its proponents), you 
>get
> > labeled as "pro-pollution" or "anti-clean water".
> >
> > It _IS_ all about money and power, not science.
> >
> > I'll put my soapbox away and go back to work now.
> >
> > Bill Elliott
> IF people are so concerned about it why are Chevy suburbans & Ford
> Eplorers everywhere.  I sell auto parts mostly wholesale it seams the
> biggest polluters are early to mid 80s cars that were not very good to
> begin with.  Our lbcs get better milage = less gas = less polution we
> just are corrupt & have the ability to right huge campain donation
> checks maybe Al shoul ride in a econbox if he really cares about global
> warming!!!!
> 
> Sorry to ramble but it makes me so mad!
> 
> safety fast               Ray Huff

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