Global warming, the new bottle stopper

One hundred years ago, according to JAMA's peek into its archives, the general public was believing theories that boric acid as a food preservative and red rubber in bottle stoppers were the cause of increased number of appendicitis. Around that time telephone usage was on the increase, but apparently no one connected that to the rise in appendicitis.

Algore is remodeling a big old house and using a big old jet to fly around to his various treatments for sycophantitis. Seems he can buy carbon credits. That doesn't reduce any carbon in the air--just makes him feel better.