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Climate - Irreparable Damage Already?

Whilst the USA and Australia stand outside the Kyoto Agreement - with seemingly spurious arguments for doing so - there is genuine concern around the world about climate-change and the effect it will have on everyone no matter where they live.

Just reflect on the changing weather-patterns and the extremes being felt across the globe. Then there are reports like the recent one that penguins in the Antartic may diminish in number because of the warming-waters there not allowing for the breeding of enough krill - which penguins eat.

The Washington Post in an article this past weekend details the views of appparently eminent scientists where things are at and raises the question of whether we have or are reaching irreparable damage to our planet. Read the article here - and its discussion about "the tipping point".

Since the Washington Post is published not far from the White House perhaps someone could deliver George Bush a copy of the newspaper for him to read. On reflection perhaps 2 copies ought to be delivered - one for Dick Cheney too!

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