I would like to poop in your swimming pool. I am aware that doing so might possibly make things bad for the rest of the swimmers, but I truly don't want to spend the time, trouble and money to get out of the pool to use the facilities. Besides, will it really be so awful? Yes, I know there are studies, and that there is scientific "consensus" that "proves" that pooping is bad for other swimmers. But what do scientists know? And I and my friends simply don't like the obtrusive and expensive regulation to require use of facilities instead of going directly and immediately in the pool.
I am trying to convince the pool oversight committee that they should let us poop wherever we want. Regulation hurts business. Since I have a great deal of money - some might say, unlimited resources - and already have some committee members in my pocket, I think I will get my way. I will spend my money as needed to get my message across. In addition, I can pay some scientists to muck the issue up, such that the news will consider the whole "debate" as one having two sides.
By being allowed to poop in the pool, I will have more money to hire people - it'll be great for business! If I can't do what I want, the reduced employment will hurt the entire economy. I am, after all, a job-creator.
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That, I believe, sums up the arguments in favor of pollution. Included in my definition, and according to the US Supreme Court, that of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is greenhouse gas emission. If I have mis-characterized the "debate", or if I have missed anything at all, I would sincerely appreciate being enlightened.
It needs to be emphasized that I am not a climate scientist, or for that matter, a scientist of any kind. Nevertheless, as a concerned father and grandfather who wants to help his kids and grandkids have a fighting chance for a clean environment, I care about the future of the planet, and I do indeed have something to say. The fight to save our Earth needs all the help it can get.
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