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Article: Carbon dioxide is building block of life, not pollutant.(LETTERS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2002
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Eric Peters is to be thanked for his Op-Ed column pointing out that the Legislature of California is on the cutting edge of collective insanity ("California's hot air," Feb. 18).
The California state Assembly passed and the state Senate is considering a bill that will classify carbon dioxide as a pollutant. The claimed purpose of this action is to prevent global warming by limiting the use of carbon-based fuels.
Global warming theory assumes that the carbon dioxide produced by the use of these fuels is causing an enhanced greenhouse effect, warming the Earth to unprecedented levels. This highly publicized theory is ...