'Pictures from sattalites suggestn that the ozone layer is being depleated as a result of such burnings...'
Isn't ozone depleation caused by organic fluoro and chloro compounds from fridges and freezers?
I think the concensus was summed up well by Wolfgang but I don't suppose knowledge and understanding will stop this thread from becoming a long confused rant will it?
If I was some kind of Christian Fundamentalist I would be seriously worried about those big storms that keep heading for the US, especially heading for Texas!