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Article: GLOBAL WARMING Carbon dioxide not a problem
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2003
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GLOBAL WARMING
Carbon dioxide not a problem
Saturday, September 6, 2003
This is in reply to the article on carbon dioxide, and in
particular to Melissa Carey, a climate policy specialist for
Environmental Defense, who was quoted in the article ("Carbon dioxide
isn't air pollutant, EPA says," Aug. 29).
According to the dictionary, carbon dioxide is a colorless,
odorless, naturally occurring, heavier-than-air gas. Furthermore,
according to "Pocket Ref" by Thomas J. Glover, it comprises a
whopping 0.033 of 1% of the air around us. Oxygen comprises 20.947%
of the air around us, or 635 times the amount that CO2 does.
Being colorless -- transparent -- means that sunlight passes
through carbon ...