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Old December 12th 04, 05:16 PM
Larry Dighera
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:04:18 -0700, Newps wrote
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Larry Dighera wrote:


What seems infinitely more significant is the awesome magnitude of
exhaust spewing from airliners as a result of burning 18,536,000,000
(that's 18-1/2 trillion) gallons of kerosene annually*; one would
expect some environmental impact.


Baloney.


[Temperature related diatribe snipped]

Stand down wind of an airliner and inhale, then tell me there's no
significant air pollution emanating from turbine engines. When I
worked at LAX I was nearly overcome with the fumes from these fire
breathers as they taxied by.