Living and Dying in Dirty Air: What the Science Tells Us by Robert F. Phalen, published by the George C. Marshall Institute, 1730 K Street, NW, Suite 905, Washington, DC 20006-3868. It turns out that the science underlying the Environmental Protection Agency's new "clean air'' standards is so shaky that these standards may actually be directly harmful to public heath.
"The Sky Isn't Falling, and the Ocean Isn't Rising'' by S. Fred Singer in The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 1997, p A22. Citing the experience of earlier climate periods, Singer shows that global warming (which he does not endorse), if it were to occur, would be most likely to cause ocean levels to decrease as they did, for example, during the warming between 1900 and 1940, which is associated with recovery from the Little Ice Age. Also, other geological factors are at work that render human influence on sea levels negligible.
A friend writes that, in the latest Batman movie, a mad scientist confronts Bruce Wayne with a proposal to stop production of CO2 and halogens with resulting deaths of countless millions, which the scientist says is a small price to pay. Wayne disagrees saying, "People come first.'' It is good to see Batman still fighting for justice and truth.
"Education'' in Straight Talk, July 17, 1997, p 6 from P. O. Box 960, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868. The typical Japanese high-school graduate has the equivalent of four full years more than an American.
