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Re: Rumor control?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:36:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> USA = 3% of the population.
> USA = 25% of CO2 production.
Interesting. Out of curiosity, what percentage of heavy industry is
located in the US? Or is all that CO2 produced by cars? Do you have a
breakdown of other leading national contributors to atmospheric CO2?
> Right now, I hear, the USA is using so much oil that is is forced to buy
> ~90% of Iraqs oil - despite the fact that UK/USA drops a tonne of bombs on
> the country per week.
Really? Every week? Under what circumstances?
Dave!
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| (...) Production and consumption are the problem. (...) At present the US, with its 250m consumers, sucks up the largest proportion of world oil - 19m of the 74m barrels the world uses daily. Two-thirds is used for transportation. (...) Nope, but I (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) USA = 3% of the population. USA = 25% of CO2 production. Right now, I hear, the USA is using so much oil that is is forced to buy ~90% of Iraqs oil - despite the fact that UK/USA drops a tonne of bombs on the country per week. In that sort of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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