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packman

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3. Of course he's for cutting down trees

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 10:15 AM

Jul 2014

Last edited Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:28 PM - Edit history (1)

as we ALL should be, for - don't you remember- the most beloved President in the last 50 years- said so; therefore, it is true.

"Trees cause pollution" is a gloriously stupid concept foisted upon the public in 1981 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The full quote of his statement was, "Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."[1]

Reagan was falsely referencing the photochemical reaction that causes ground level ozone pollution (GLOP), also known as photochemical smog"

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Trees_cause_pollution

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Some Republican a while back called carbon dioxide "plant food".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #2

Of course he's for cutting down trees packman Jul 2014 #3

Yes, and as a result Reagan was met by a sign on a tree that said, "Stop me before I kill again." Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #4

kicking because it's an awesome video. navarth Jul 2014 #5