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Old 11-13-2007   #387 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PlayadelSoul View Post
Science is all about money. Now, money is not unlimited. Governments have to decide who gets what. So, every extra dollar or Euro that goes to climate study means a dollar less for some other area of science (maybe the cure for whatever ails me).
Just imagine what we could do to save the planet if we weren't spending so much on our war in Iraq....
And about DDT...what did you mean there??? I think the reaction to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, i.e. the public outcry and the resulting ban on DDT is an example of how we can avert an environmental crisis if we all work together.
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