GUEST,Redhorse at work, 21 Dec 05 - 08:42 AM:

As pointed out by John Heilprin (article quoted above)
"Greenhouse gases act like a see-through blanket, letting sunlight in but trapping heat and warming the planet."

Air pollutants behave exactly as described above, apparently in the period given they have declined by 29 per cent.

What are your grounds for stating that "None of these are Global Warming contributors" And it does not necessarily follow that, "If energy consumption has gone up by 45%, Co2 production will have gone up nearly as much."

Rapaire, I am not really too fussed about when the EPA rules and the Clean Air Act were put in place. The point being made is that the US in general has complied with them and has reduced emmission and pollutents whereas the Europeans and Kyoto signatories who make a great show of action on behalf of the planet fail due mainly to the fact they only pay lip-servicve to their stated commitments.