We'll have to agree to disagree on global warming. I have read quite a bit (and participated in some) of the research and do not feel that there is ample evidence that the warming trend has stopped. I will agree that it has been sensationalized to the nth degree, and I am open to the possibility that the trend may be a cycle that will end before we all have to live on jetskis looking for mythical land masses. However, our wholesale disregard for the environment has gotten us into trouble in the past (love canal, Bhopal, itai itai disease, the list goes on...), and will continue to do so as long as we don't pay attention to what is going on. it is important for us to use our ingenuity to follow any indication of the effects of our actions here. I firmly believe that we will never wipe out life on earth, it is much more powerful than we are, but we do have the ability to make things very uncomfortable for ourselves.

Don't get me wrong, I firmly believe in the place of skepticism and think uncommon views are absolutely necessary for any scientific progress, so keep it up!


Now, back to pool stuff! I got a solar blanket today, I'll be interested to see how it affects my chlorine demand.