From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ec3b1a84cab8fc8a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-07 07:28:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!psiuk-p2!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Off Topic: NMD/Environment was: (Re: Ada and the NMD) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:38:42 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9nail4$sqj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B970152.4AC6C6E3@PublicPropertySoftware.com> <3B9795E1.54B12E70@worldnet.att.net> <9n882d$rsh$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B97C5D4.2AFBAEDF@san.rr.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 999869924 29523 136.170.200.133 (7 Sep 2001 13:38:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 7 Sep 2001 13:38:44 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12894 Date: 2001-09-07T13:38:44+00:00 List-Id: Basically, if its green and grows in dirt, it inhales CO2 and exhales oxygen. So if there is lots of CO2 around, plant life ought to flourish quite well - consuming the excess until it once again reaches a balance point. (Oxygen is obviously poisonous to plants so we're kind of doing them a favor by making CO2. So get out there and drive that SUV and do your part to restore the rain forests, the spotted owl habitats, the wetlands and all that other good stuff. :-) There's probably a whole slew of bacteria and other living things out there that breathe CO2 as well, so they'll be having a field day. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Preben Randhol" wrote in message news:slrn9pg2l9.35r.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no... > On Thu, 06 Sep 2001 18:52:07 GMT, Darren New wrote: > > Err, do you have a cite for this? Everything I've read shows north > > america as being a net consumer of CO2, not a producer. > > You must be joking, right? What is it that consumes CO2 and what is it > turned into? > > Preben Randhol