Huh? "The U.S. population has more than doubled since 1970, yet forest
coverage has increased." Am I missing something? According to
<http://www.demographia.com/db-uspop1900.htm>
http://www.demographia.com/db-uspop1900.htm, the population in the US was
205,052,174 in 1970 and 272,690,813 in 1999, or an increase of 'only' 33%.
Unless the current population of the US is now greater than 410 million,
somebody's math is off (or the information on the cited website is
incorrect)!
I don't doubt for a minute that there may be more trees and that rivers and
lakes are healthier than they were 40 years ago. However, I wonder how much
of the pollution has been "exported" by the developed world to third-world
countries.
Chuck
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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Janice Matchett
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:06 PM
To: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Harvard Crimson: Requiem for Environmentalism and Earth Day
Item of interest to some, I'm sure. (Sorry Rich) ~ Janice :)
Requiem for Environmentalism and Earth Day: Long Live the Environment!
The Harvard University Crimson ^ | Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:21 AM | PIOTR
C. BRZEZINSKI
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512890
Posted on 04/20/2006 10:18:19 AM EDT by rface
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1618257/posts
Contrary to popular opinion, the U.S. environment is getting healthier. The
U.S. population has more than doubled since 1970, yet forest coverage has
increased. Measurements of major air pollutants-sulfur, suspended
particulates, and carbon monoxide-have registered declines of 15 to 75
percent. Likewise, the number of healthy rivers and lakes has roughly
doubled since the first Earth Day, and Lake Erie, declared "dead" in the
1970s, now supports a healthy fishing industry. There are exceptions to this
positive trend, but the overall direction is unmistakable: The U.S. natural
environment is improving.......
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