acidification at the level produced through burning all readily available fossil fuels, will hamper coral growth. The increased acidity theoretically does restrict the coral building process. That does not prove that the reality will match the theory. There is hoo-ha about a damaged reef off PNG, implicating localised submarine carbon dioxide leakage -- but, Aristotle, hang in there a moment. How do they know it is now and was always, the current concentration of carbon dioxide affecting that reef? Ground seepages of volcanic gas are capable of fluctuating. What is missing in all this? Traditional investigative method. Deduction: The approach by the climate people is not correct and is historically outside the fold of science. They should be required to answer the question, "What can you bring me in terms of the tolerance of the planet, to carbon levels, and how does our existing scenario fit those parameters?" They should be discouraged from making alarmist, scare-mongering statements not based on proper research methods, especially since there isn't a person in his right mind who isn't in favour of alternative energy, if it is realistic. Insult the Public and make the Public a fool and what is going to happen? I'll give you this, you practice freedom of speech and are to be commended for it. I knocked my Ph.D. off the shelf when I did a low salaam to What's- is-Name-in-a-Bathtub down below here a bit. Sounds like his harem got his bath temperature wrong? Seriously, if you'd like, I