> Good to finally hear some balanced reporting on
> environmental concerns. John Stossle had a very
> interesting piece on tampering with the environment. A
> lot of it had to do with the indoctrination our little
> ones are receiving through public schools.

First of all, it's Stossel, not Stossle. Second, that name and "balanced reporting" do not go hand in hand. ( http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010626/en/television-stossel_1.html ).

> Why is it that we're so bombarded with the leftist view
> in our daily lives with respect to the environment? It
> seems nobody questions what they're reporting.

I think it might have something to do with the fact that the right-wing view is so often espoused by corporate interests who have obvious economic stakes in preserving the status quo.

> I've heard enough about global warming to last me a
> lifetime. Studies indicate that the earth's temperature
> has risen half a degree in the last 100 years and that
> the earth used to be much warmer than it is today. Why
> all of the concern now?

Studies indicate a lot of things. Which studies are you referring to? You could find a study supporting just about any opinion. Perhaps some of the "new" concern you're upset about has its roots in the incredibly anti-environmental language built into NAFTA. As people around the world come to the realization that they have no legal toehold against corporations polluting their air and water, stuff like this has a way of being kicked up. You know?

> Whatever good intentions those who would mislead our
> little ones may have are lost on the deceit they pass off
> as the truth.

Do you form all your opinions so arbitrarily? Can you prove global warming isn't real? I don't think so. I can give you two studies supporting the proof of its existence for
every one you dig up debunking it. At the end of the day, we'll just end up with two big piles of words. That you decide to believe one pile over another doesn't make your version of the truth hard fact. What possible harm can come from educating children about the dangers of pollution? Who are you trying to protect, really?