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Tuesday, February 24, 2004

The End is Near?

My best friend passed this interesting article to me. He's been reading about possible problems with the Gulf Stream causing Britain to become much colder. I have to admit, I've pooh-poohed it. Yes, it is a theory, but one of many. The causes of climactic changes are open to debate--what is natural, cyclical vs. what is caused by greed, misuse of resources, etc. Still, the fact that the United States is responsible for using up a huge percentage of available resources and that it has been reluctant to participate in global initiatives to protect the environment shouldn't be open to interpretation; it's a matter of history. The idea that the Pentagon may be looking at the effects of climate in terms of security issues--and in essence may agree with a variety of others across political, scientific, and doomsaying lines, helps lend that idea credence, and it certainly should be a concern for all of us.



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