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That's right-the striking thing about greenhouse gases is the diversity of sources that emit them. A herd of cattle belching can be worse than highway full of hummers.

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Thomas Friedman
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 20
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Saint Louis Park
Minnesota
Thomas Loren Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
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