Subj : Re: Katrina's real name
To   : richardw
From : The Lizard Master
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 10:31 am

  Re: Re: Katrina's real name
  By: richardw to Deuce on Thu Sep 08 2005 02:30 pm

 >  > doesn't have SOME effect on the environment.  As individuals, I'd agree..
 >  > there's not much I personally could to to affect it.  But considered en m
 >  > we've been tinkering with the environment for centuries.  However, since 
 >  > honestly appear to belive that mankind has no influence on it whatsoever,
 >  > don't see any reasonable starting point for a meaningfull discussion.
 > 
 > It's not that we have no influence... but what we do is countered by the
 > environment.  If we produce more carbon dioxide, the trees breathe better,
 > and produce a greater output of oxygen.  I feel like we've not done any
 > DAMAGE per se.
 > 
 > If you think about it, there was an asteroid hit this planet big enough to
 > create the gulf of mexico, but the planet went on with producing life.
 > Admittedly, I don't know if mankind would have survived such an event,
 > I'd like to think we would as a race, but the planet itself is self correcti
 > 

Self correcting is what I am afraid of :).  And the Rain Forests are important
on keeping this balance going too, but that's a whole other story.

---TLM

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