Comments on: International Cooperation Can Work

By: Not the Hole Story? - Asymptotia

Not the Hole Story? - Asymptotia — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:43:06 +0000

[...] This immediately reminds one of the other story on the hole I mentioned not so long ago. There was good news there, since it was supposed to be stabilizing, as a result of the impressive international coorperation over CFCs, etc. Well, it is not really a contradiction. Later in the current article, they do mention: Concentrations of ozone-depleting chemicals in the lower atmosphere have been declining since 1995, and scientists estimate the ozone hole will be completely recovered by about 2065 [...]

By: Ozone “hole” appears stable « What You’re Doing Is Rather Desperate

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:20:25 +0000

[...] BBC Science News reports that the ozone layer over the Antarctic seems to be on the road to recovery. It’s not all good news though. Ozone depletion has stabilised, but it will take decades for a full recovery. The report also states that CFC replacements contribute to global warming, without going into any detail on this aspect. There’s a nice discussion over at Asymptotia, which points out that once in a while, humans can get it right. The problem was identified, the solution was devised and for once, the world got together and acted for the common good. [...]

By: Stephen Uitti

Stephen Uitti — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:39:42 +0000

Remember phosphates in laundry detergent? (70’s) Removing it was toughted as the solution to the choking streams and ponds. See, the phosphates get into the water, cause the algea to go bananas, and it ends up over-oxygenating the fish, which die.

When did we get our follow up? What happened?

Nothing.

99% or more of the phosphates going into streams and ponds is agricultural runnoff. The phosphates make our farms something like 10 times more productive. But the American public is considered too stupid to bother telling them that there is a choice between cheap food and the environment.

Soon we’ll have the choice of cheap food and fuel.

We still have an ozone hole over the Antarctic. Perhaps we could put up an ultraviolet telescope there. Ozone blocks UV. It’s cheaper than putting one in space.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:08:26 +0000

Yeah….. Arrrrggggghhhh!

-cvj

By: Dissonant

Dissonant — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:43:13 +0000

On the other hand… CFC Substitutes Fix Ozone Hole, but Speed Up Global Warming