And AL bore hits another NO homer. All the people in our cities will just love that boost from Mr Simpson. Burn more fuel to make electricity? WOW! Homer! You hit the jack-pot! LOL....and not only will the people suffer more respiratory illness, but the Air will be usefull as your post.
I think a little golf clap is in order. SMILE

http://healthandenergy.com/images/smog_in_the_city.jpg

More Die from Car Pollution than Road Accidents

LONDON - Road traffic is the fastest growing source of pollution in Europe and in some countries more people are dying as a result of this air pollution than are being killed in accidents, health experts said yesterday.

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed long-term air pollution from cars in Austria, France and Switzerland triggered an extra 21,000 premature deaths per year from respiratory or heart diseases, more than the total number of annual traffic deaths in the three countries.

"Air pollution from traffic at the levels we have today does cause a major health impact," Dr Carlos Dora, of the WHO center for health and environment in Rome, told a new conference.

The report shows air pollution from cars caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in children, 15,000 hospital admissions for heart disease and 162,000 asthma attacks in children in the three countries.

"The growing evidence that air pollution is causing a major health burden adds to the effects of road traffic through noise, accidents and barriers to cycling and walking, and we need to address this head on," Dora added.
[Patricia Reaney, Reuters, 16.6. 99]
Air Pollution

Source for the Following: Clean Air Regional Workshop - Fighting Air Pollution: From Plan to Action. UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. 12-14 February 2001. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

*Shah, Jitendra. Integrated Air Quality Management: From Plan to Action. Paper No. 6.

Annual cost of congestion and air pollution in selected Asian cities (US$ million) --

Yes AL! Your on a winner there.

Nice try. smile.

TTM>

Now! AL. Take a good look at this picture. And I will have the Attack Skunks and Squirrels ready to deploy at my command.

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And They will be Armed.

smile.

TTM

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TTM

JonJ, I tend to agree with you.

I strongly suspect that 2010 will prove to be the high-water mark for the Greens. One need only look at the fortunes of the previous soft-left party, the Democrats.

The Democrats' vote peaked in the early 90s. In the late 90s they sided with the Howard government to introduce a contentious new tax regime, the GST. Within a decade, the Democrats vote had completely disappeared.

Rightly or wrongly, the Democrats bore the brunt of voter ire against the GST.

Today, the Greens are colluding with the Gillard government to introduce two massively unpopular programs - huge cuts to irrigation in Australia's foodbowl, and a carbon tax.

I think you are blaming the greens for something that was giong to happen regardless of the greens.
The mouth of the murray is the problem, get rid of the barrages and allow natural tidal flow, then there won't be any water problems.

"I strongly suspect that 2010 will prove to be the high-water mark for the Greens. One need only look at the fortunes of the previous soft-left party, the Democrats."

Yes Clownfish, one does hanker for earlier times, when the common labourer and tradesman knew his place in society. Lets return to the good old days when those of us that were "born to rule" knew what was best for the mass of the working class, the great unwashed and others of the lower orders! Where will it end, next thing you know woman will be demanding the vote! Off to the Melbourne Club for a good port and fine cigar. Before I go I must say "Bring back the noose, floggings to good for them!"