tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118466046388568040.post8437755712141839176..comments2023-04-10T08:15:27.688-04:00Comments on Ruffled Feathers: "...as long as the earth is contaminated"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295108545202556557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118466046388568040.post-44062663841517810202010-04-29T10:31:06.935-04:002010-04-29T10:31:06.935-04:00Wow, that's fascinating. Thanks for the link....Wow, that's fascinating. Thanks for the link. <br /><br />Hopefully, the information the researchers were able to glean from this unexpected opportunity will lead to more meaningful discussion and action on more ways to lessen our impact on the Earth (without complete obliteration of our technological advances).<br /><br />It does make you scratch your head, though, doesn't it, that many people refused to believe that airports cause pollution simply because it had never been definitively PROVEN?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295108545202556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118466046388568040.post-50411241864675507812010-04-29T09:48:20.899-04:002010-04-29T09:48:20.899-04:00I think you hit on something important -- people w...I think you hit on something important -- people won't really start paying attention until it starts to negatively impact them. Not having air travel was an inconvenience, but unfortunately it seems like Americans, for one, won't listen until something happens to us personally (unless, again, it effects mainly poor people like during Hurricane Katrina).<br /><br />This reminded me of something I read: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/empty-skies-proved-that-airports-cause-pollution-say-researchers-1950672.html<br /><br />It's sad that such a common sense piece of information had to be proven during such extremes. At least something beneficial came out of the volcano!Katienoreply@blogger.com