On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:37:33 -0500, Snooze wrote
The problem with pollution, is it's a classic example of the tragedy of the
commons.

Garrett Hardin's 1968 article is itself one of the important 20th
century classics. It applies to issues it specifically mentions (such
as population growth and pollution) and to many others as well. I've
often recommended it as the best essay ever written on spam. Full text
is available at

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten.../162/3859/1243

Edward