Sorry - new keyboard's acting squirrelly... Just a couple more things to throw into the mix... The 3-day shutdown of air travel in the US provided an opportunity to measure the effect that jet contrails might have on average temperatures around the US September's Science: Shutdown of airlines aided contrail studies http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20020511/fob1.asp And it's hypothesized that this cooling effect (part of a "Global Dimming" phenomenon that's been noted) may be slowing the effects of global warming (that've been so hotly debated hereabouts). Global Dimming http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_trans.shtml Regards John Meehan JVC -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Meehan, John Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:58 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Global warming - was A Station Group with a Future September's Science: Shutdown of airlines aided contrail studies http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20020511/fob1.asp http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_trans.shtml -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Barry Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:06 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: A Station Group with a Future Both sides in environmental issues claim the other side is politically motivated and lacks hard science. I will personally continue to believe there are real environmental problems to be addressed that continue to need more concern and resources directed at them. If that gets me labeled as a whiner or tree hugger, so be it. - Tom >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.