Word: carbons
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Environmentalists staged Earth Day to dramatize a simple message: The planet is threatened by a host of man-made ills, from toxic landfills to ozone depletion. But at least one part of the message -- the theory that the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will cause global warming -- has come under considerable attack. A small but vocal group of scientists contends that the case for warming is sketchy and based on inadequate computer models...
That may be so. The Administration is wise to consider the possible economic damage before committing itself to a major reduction in carbon dioxide < emissions. But surely the Government can safely do much more than it has already done to spur energy conservation. It is possible to buy a great deal of insurance against global warming without sabotaging the economy...
...know the rate at which carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere; we know there is a hole in the ozone layer; we know the rainforests are disappearing; and we know what the consequences are," says Wilson, adding that the days when the environmental movement was fueled by a spiritual devotion to "wholism" are over...
Impose special taxes on carbon-dioxide emissions...
This proposal, designed to head off global warming, has gone nowhere, despite the efforts of the United Nations Environment Program to forge a worldwide treaty limiting the release of carbon dioxide. In the U.S., a primary producer of CO2, new taxes are anathema to the current Administration in any case. The President has declared that global warming is a problem that needs study, not immediate action...