& even to the extent that the article's main thesis is correct, the author fails to give any credit to the environmental movement for helping to bring about improvements in environmental quality. I suspect that if he were transported back to 1970 he'd oppose the measures that were then beginning to be taken to protect the environment, & which are at least in part responsible for the better conditions he now boasts of.
Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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From: Tjalle T Vandergraaf
To: 'Janice Matchett' ; asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: RE: Harvard Crimson: Requiem for Environmentalism and Earth Day
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, 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 pollutantssulfur, suspended particulates, and carbon monoxidehave 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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