[ExI] global warming discussion 40 yrs ago

[Bill Hibbard]

> Those of you who were around back then, do you remember discussion
> of global warming in the very early 70s?? I do, and I wondered if I
> halucinated it.? I recall from those days there was disagreement
> between experts whether the future would be hotter or colder.? It
> wasn't clear who was right, but the colder thing was a lot scarier to me.
>
> In retrospect we learn that Nixon was a big envionmental guy.? Rather,
> it shouldn't be big news: a bunch of environmental legislation passed
> on his watch, the endangered species act, clean air and clean water
> laws, etc.? Check this:
>
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iOFcb8sd3JqfxYwXV1OeI9TijfgQD9GNB5MO0

Interesting.

Here's something fun from 52 years ago:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgzz-L7GFg

Those Bell Labs programs were fun for kids
in the 1950s. Here's another from 1956:

   http://www.archive.org/details/our_mr_sun

Bill