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Re: Some comments on the APASE/Charlotte web site



At 11:24 PM 12/28/00 -0600, you wrote:

>Dear APASE:
>
>Your web site, which purports to offer educational information about energy
>sources and use, has been the subject of considerable comment recently on
>RADSAFE, an Internet mailing list for radiation safety professionals.
>
>There are some indications in the material on your site that you aspire to
>present a balanced view of various energy options, but I feel you fall short,
>tending to emphasize the disadvantages of some sources of energy and 
>ignore the
>disadvantages of others.  In addition, there are some simple errors of fact on
>the site.
>
>Some specifics:
>
>You write, "Natural gas has no sulphur or nitrogen, so burning it does not 
>cause
>acid rain.  It produces less carbon dioxide than coal or oil, but it produces
>methane, which is a worse 'greenhouse gas' than carbon dioxide."

So.....if we feed our livestock (as well as ourselves) Beano we can reduce 
the greenhouse effect?? LOL

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