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As a rule, individuals who make blatantly inaccurate assertions generally cause harm to the case they are advocating. Unfortunately, I believe that Mr. Monbiot's exaggerated claims only provide ammunition for those who wish to discredit the movement to limit greenhouse emissions. He sets himself up to be an easy target for those in search of wacky, environmental extremists to ridicule. In effect, he serves as a counter-weight to global-warming deniers such as John Stossel who distort facts to further an agenda. The preeminent claim in Mr. Monbiot's article is: "Flying from, say, New York to London emits more than one ton …

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