From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Thu Jun 14 2001 - 17:17:19 MDT
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>From: J Corbally <icorb@indigo.ie>
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 4:43 PM
>Subject: >H ENVIR:Is the planet really dying?
Thanks all for the input. They pretty much confirm what I was thinking.
I can remember a time in this city in the late 80's when thick smog would
blanket the suburbs, making it unpleasant to be outside to say the
least. It was the result of the vast majority of homes burning bituminous
coal. This was banned by the end of the 80's, and even with all the
expansion that has occurred since then, I've never experienced it
again. Most now use oil or gas fired heating systems. A small isolated
example, it's true, but tangible nonetheless.
Found this article, seems like interesting work;
Research turns rubbish into riches
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/science/2001/0614/sci3.htm
>Discarded newspapers, disposable nappies and old cotton T-shirts might be
>rubbish to you but to Dr Marie Tuohy they represent valuable raw
>materials. All can be converted into sugars which can be used in dozens of
>ways, from energy production to drugs manufacture.
This Govt. is dragging its heels on the environmental commitments it
made. With the pressure on them building at local, national and European
level, there's hope this problem will go the way of Dublin smog.
James...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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