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ST Clyde> Could you please quote the reference(s) on health and brainpower effects at Clyde> 19% oxygen, and impaired judgment at 14 % oxygen. I think the Federal Clyde> Avation Administration would be very interested. Clyde> Aloha Clyde> ----- Original Message ----- Clyde> From: "Steve Topletz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Clyde> To: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)" <Orchids@orchidguide.com> Clyde> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:04 AM Clyde> Subject: Re: [OGD] Population and pollution >> Dot, >> >> Don't confer respect to me so quickly: Cynthia is correct, indeed my >> figures on oxygen levels were wrong. Bad sources, I should have >> learned by now to only trust academic journals. However, we are indeed >> reducing the oxygen levels. Although the timeline is not correct, the >> effects are about right, except for death occuring at much higher >> levels. Our atmospheric oxygen is around 21~20% depending on where you >> live, and when it drops to 19% you will have noticable health and >> brainpower effects. At 14% judgement is impaired. At 10% you can no >> longer perform any activities requiring exertion. So far we've dropped >> the global levels by 0.3%. Additionally, released carbon pollution >> will stay in the atmosphere for at least 100 years, and will take >> 10,000 years to diminish, according to my Chemistry professor. >> >> I still enjoy the idea that we must reduce the population growth in >> order to avert catastrophy. It takes a couple to have at least two >> children just to sustain the population. I hate the idea that we >> should limit the freedom of people to procreate, but there will always >> be the dregs of society. Perhaps there should be tax incentives for >> people to NOT have more than 2 children, instead of bribes for having >> more. I highly respect womens' sovereignty over their bodies, but not >> to the extent where it will impugn upon the earthly ecosystems that >> provide the opportunity for such respect to exist. What would you >> suggest? Has China got it right? >> >> Regards, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >> orchids@orchidguide.com >> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com Clyde> _______________________________________________ Clyde> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) Clyde> orchids@orchidguide.com Clyde> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
