I find it just as ridiculous to go out of your way to increase the amount of pollution as it is to run around declaring the world is coming to an end because of 'global warming.'

I don't buy into the global warming conspiracy but at the same time, I don't have any problem with doing my part to save a little energy or to reduce the amount of pollution that I contribute. Probably my biggest problems with the global warming conspiracy are the hypocrites that are promoting it; the people who run around screaming that we've got to reduce our carbon footprint while they fly around in private jets, live in humongous homes (sometimes several of them) and cruise around the streets in their own gas guzzlers. I also have a problem with them wanting the United States to shoulder the entire burden of reducing emissions when we already have some of the strictest anti-pollution laws in the world and while developing nations are not required to develop in a responsible manner.

Carbon belch day is just plain stupid as is 'live in a cave' day.

I remember when everybody was terrified of acid rain. I have no problem with enviornmentalists calling to reduce polution however, scare tactics such as acid rain and global warming is not the answer.

musilhead wrote:
I remember when everybody was terrified of acid rain. I have no problem with enviornmentalists calling to reduce polution however, scare tactics such as acid rain and global warming is not the answer.

There actually have been reports about a flesh eating bacteria running rampant in Southern California.

The infection can start with something as small as bump or a scrape. Sometimes there is no visible laceration at all. Left untreated, it can be fatal in 24 hours.

"The so-called flesh-eating bacteria cause one of the most aggressive and deadliest infections known," says Stephen Schnall, USC associate professor of clinical orthopaedics and chief of the Hand Surgery Service.

Necrotizing fasciitis (decaying flesh) is a form of infection generally caused by group A streptococcus, a variant of the same bug that causes strep throat. The bacterium picks its victims indiscriminately, attacking healthy and sick persons alike.

Even more alarming is the fact that no one knows how necrotizing fasciitis is transmitted, Schnall says. One of his patients was infected from a tiny scratch he got falling from his bike; another woman merely bumped her elbow, he explains.

"It's just somebody's unfortunate luck to get it," he says. The symptoms are abrupt and severe, Schnall explains. There may be swelling and discoloration of the infected area and the skin may feel warm and very tender. Other common symptoms are pain, fever, dizziness, profound weakness and shock.

"I've seen people deteriorate in front of my very eyes," he adds. The rapidly reproducing bacteria release toxins that kill tissue and invade the blood stream, which may cause the patient to go into septic shock.

"The treatment includes early detection but primarily aggressive surgery to cut away all the infected tissues," Schnall says. Blood transfusions may be necessary due to the severity of the disease, he adds.

The best way to avoid a bacterial skin infection is to clean the wounded area well, apply an antibiotic and then a bandage, Schnall says. Consult a doctor immediately if you get a rapidly spreading infection, or any of the symptoms described above.

Wow, cool information...You quoted me but your post had nothing to do with what I said...maybe I'm missing it.

Pittakos wrote:
I find it just as ridiculous to go out of your way to increase the amount of pollution as it is to run around declaring the world is coming to an end because of 'global warming.'

I don't buy into the global warming conspiracy but at the same time, I don't have any problem with doing my part to save a little energy or to reduce the amount of pollution that I contribute. Probably my biggest problems with the global warming conspiracy are the hypocrites that are promoting it; the people who run around screaming that we've got to reduce our carbon footprint while they fly around in private jets, live in humongous homes (sometimes several of them) and cruise around the streets in their own gas guzzlers. I also have a problem with them wanting the United States to shoulder the entire burden of reducing emissions when we already have some of the strictest anti-pollution laws in the world and while developing nations are not required to develop in a responsible manner.

Carbon belch day is just plain stupid as is 'live in a cave' day.

Hmmm...live in a cave day. That could be fun. Do we get to grunt a lot too?