Photo: #Experts have announced that current levels of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the past 650,000 years.

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The cost of global warming

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/06/2006, 10:06 a.m.

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Those opposed to regulating greenhouse gases say the costs to industry would be too high. Midmorning's guests include a scientist from DuPont who says the company has saved $3 billion over 15 years by cutting climate-changing gases.

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  • Bill Chameides: Chief scientist at Environmental Defense. Prior to becoming an environmental activist, he was a professor of atmospheric sciences for 30 years.
  • Mark McFarland: Environmental Fellow at DuPont.

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