All airlines use the same aircraft.

So, yes, fundamentally, American just flies more miles.

Which you could interpret as capitalist dominance, or stupidity.

Either way, it's totally dumb to mark airlines on pollution. Same as saying white people in america produce the most trash.

Is there any way to include Sulfate Aerosols into the exhaust of high-altitude aircraft?

As background, major volcanic eruptions have always led to periods of global cooling, according to the sulfates that they pump into the high atmosphere.

There have been several proposals to artificially pump sulfates into the high atmosphere to reverse, and control global warming.

On the other hand, aircraft are there all the time, so why not just use them?

Who are 'these people'? Bollocks on your statistics - I'm too tired to quote the real figures, but if you're really interested, then trawl through the comments. Silly self-righteous westerner.

No dude, beauty and church are irrelevant, although nicely (in the old sense) emotive.

'Illegal', 'Mexican' are obviously how you deliberately don't see yourself, which, according to many preachings, is precisely how you see yourself.

Now to the heart of it. Driving the wrong way down a highway is suicidal. Failure to recognise a vehicle driving the wrong way down a highway towards you is suicidal.

Alcohol? Sure, it helps some people do stupid things.

Murder? Hardly. I have driven a motorbike for close on 30 years now, and I could accuse most of society of murderous intent, by the same standards.

And seriously, civil disobedience is called for in your case. You're a drunken driver - you might as well prove it somehow. Hell, you may as well be black.

Move to the 3rd world. Totalitarianism is entirely absent. Corruption is rife. Take your pick :)

No truth. Fact is, I am 46, born in a 3rd world country with horrible accident statistics.

Here we take responsibility for ourselves. We accept when we fuck up, and we accept that life is both cheap and precious.

We don't look to silly 'rational' metrics to control our society. Here, even the police are just normal people, with their own problems and agendas.

I have driven drunk regularly now for 28 years. For some reason, when I was very young, I ended up driving everyone around (in their own cars) when we were out carousing.

I have never crashed. I was only once caught in a road block, with BAC 0.25. At the time my car was difficult to drive (sticking brake pedal), and they let me go after I demonstrated how to drive it properly.

As a parent, I would hate my children to be subject to infantile legislation. Remember - any law you endorse will be suffered by your children, and perhaps your children's children.

Silly westerners.

Good, you read it. So regular drinking is good for health, including reduced crash risk. And sure, guilty people are more likely to lie for their own perceived benefit. Fact remains, teetotalers are more of a risk on the roads than drinkers, including drinkers driving drunk. So, how do we legislate 'fairly'?

Many countries have a zero tolerance policy to alcohol. Full stop. They include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, and other hardline muslim states. If you are interested, you will note (wikipedia is your friend), that their road fatalities are substantially greater than most western countries. Even though you will lose a limb for even being drunk, let alone driving drunk.

Hell, by the same empiricism, let's put all women in gaol. Let's put all young and old people in gaol.Let's put all teetotalers in gaol. Let's put all caucasians in gaol. All of those are empirically more likely to crash than the general population.

Those who drive stupid (or, more precisely, uneducated) demonstrate, empirically, that they have no regard for others: http://www.dunlapandassociates.... So, yes, let's put all non-college graduates in gaol.

Fact is, from http://www.dunlapandassociates...: regular heavy drinkers (5+ drinks per 'setting') have a significantly lower crash risk than the general population - see table on page 48, discussion on top of page 49, and re-assessment on page 53. Our society is driven by religious bigots.

Don't be a pussy. I agreed to stop drinking for my wife, then it turned out some of my kids weren't mine after all. Make you own peace, but don't buckle down unless you have to. Reality, dude. Like you, I am a serial teetotaler, high functioning IT person. Always drove drunk. Always will, unless I think I can get caught. Never crashed. Never hurt anyone. Been driving drunk 28 years now, with sober interludes. So fuck them.

Attempting to control people will only lead to rebellion, particularly with young people. I lost two young friends to a head-on accident. Sober. Young as in 20-odd. 25 years ago. There is no safe level to drive, emotionally, psychologically, whatever. Most fatal accidents are 'caused' by sober drivers. Young folk will do what they need to. It is up to us to keep them as safe as we can. And legislation will not achieve that.

I just drove drunk again. Drank two bottles of wine, drove to the pub, drank some more, and then drove to my sweetheart and back. Yet again, I failed to kill anyone. My bad. I'll perhaps try harder next time. All you do-gooders out there: get a life! Reality will hit you in the face however you try to protect it. I am 46, been driving a car and a motorbike drunk and sober, never crashed. Ever. Being sober will not protect you. Being aware will.