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>> WTF does this have to do with metalworking?
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> The article talks about the impact of CO2 on the atmosphere. We use
> gaseous CO2 for our MIG welding of metals, and we sometimes use solid CO2
> for shrink fitting our metal parts.
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> Basically, it has nothing to do with metalworking, until some ignorant
> politician or bureaucrat decides to tax our cylinders of CO2, and/or
> require us to pay and take some EPA certification class in order to get a
> license to purchase our cylinders of CO2. Perhaps they'll require us to do
> recovery, reclamation and recycling of our CO2 with certified equipment.
> If you haven't picked up on the analogy, this currently applies to
> refrigerants.
Maybe Al Gore and Henry Waxman, the Pope and High Priest of the Church of Warmingism, can set an example and refrain from exhaling any of that nasty ol' CO2 stuff!
When did the greens start hating trees and wanting them to all suffocate?
And, if they're so paranoid about CO2, then why aren't they clamoring for an aggressive program of ZERO-emission nuclear power plant construction?
Thanks, Rich