Well I'n no tree-hugger, but I believe in what Pullock is saying. I think he is saying there
should be a better alternative to tanking.
And come on diving duck, "we as humans really do not have the abiity to influence the environment." That's a great attitude to have. You obviously think the air quality today is the same as 100yrs ago?
We may not see our world blown away by a super nova in our day, but how long do ya think the world oil stocks will last at current consumption, 50, 100, 500yrs?
I heard someone say that in the days following 9/11 they took samples of air for quality testing when there were zero planes airborne. 'Parantly a lot less pollution. (Just backed up by another person here in the office!)
Bring on the hydrogen celled transonic passanger plane!!
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0210/p14s02-sten.html supports both sides of the argument