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Topics: Global Warming, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 19, 2007 - 1:12 PM PDT
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Edited by: Ezra Fox - Sep 17, 2007 - 12:59 PM PDT

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting side effects. Other suggested solutions are not mentioned.

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