James, this is probably too stark a comment, so let me know if
I have crossed the line.

If you want to have a reasonable impact on the planet earth,
reduce the population ( in a gentle way ).
Cedric

>
> On May 18, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
>
> Mike Hord wrote:
>
>>> Even if there is no global warming, shouldn't we spend a few cycles
>>> thinking about how to have a small footprint on the earth?
>
>> What has NOT been defined, and what I neglected to mention  
>> earlier, is
>> whether or not humanity is a cause of these phenomena on Earth.
>
> Right (both :)
>
> I think if we look right and try to actually see what's right in  
> front of
> our nose, we don't have to be that concerned with global effects and
> events. Doing it right here is pretty much what we can do anyway --  
> and
> coincidently (and IMO, of course :) is the most effective, too.
>
> Gerhard


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