tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5147564114133713828..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: The Big Yellow Thing In The SkyDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-35842853434795433162013-05-29T12:06:12.399-07:002013-05-29T12:06:12.399-07:00I looked it up later, Pinatubo erupted in 91. I&#...I looked it up later, Pinatubo erupted in 91. I'd have been reading the San Jose Mercury News then....Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-56969714789802006122013-05-29T08:51:10.517-07:002013-05-29T08:51:10.517-07:00Darren: "Mt. Pinatubo's eruption in the P...Darren: <i>"Mt. Pinatubo's eruption in the Philippines released more so-called greenhouses gases in that one Reagan-era eruption than mankind had put into the atmosphere in his entire existence as a species. If I recall correctly, I read that at the time in the New York Times."</i><br /><br />You may have read this in the NYT, but if so, it appears that the NYT was wrong (as difficult as that might be to believe ...).<br /><br />One example cite: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/oct/07/carbon-footprint-volcano<br /><br />-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-45580898436882340122013-05-28T22:40:33.007-07:002013-05-28T22:40:33.007-07:00Your memory is awful. Your NYT recollection is off...Your memory is awful. Your NYT recollection is off, and Pinatubo erupted in 1991, not during your beloved Reagan Years.<br /><br />Sheesh; I expect better of you.Pinatubo Realitynoreply@blogger.com