Polluted skies help fight "global warming"


	Polluted skies help fight "global warming"

willhelm

4-23-2009 9:45 PM

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4-24-2009 6:03 PM

deb2012

yay, more pollution please!

4-24-2009 9:26 PM

willhelm

A lot of the Haze is ozone during the summer time. It is no more a pollutant than CO2.

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