http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1283826220080212 (2/12/2008)

"Until 2012, when London stages the summer Olympic Games, the odds of thousands dying in summer heat each year will be 1 in 40..."

"There is a 25 percent chance that a severe heat wave will strike England and kill more than 6,000 people before 2017 if no action is taken to deal with the health effects of climate change, a report said on Tuesday."

Huh?

"The report, an update of a 2002 study, was re-issued on the same day London's mayor said owners of the most polluting cars will have to pay 25 pounds ($48.77) a day to drive them in the city center in a measure to cut down on carbon emissions."

Oh, I get it. That's called propaganda. An excuse for Mr. Mayor to gouge the drivers of SUVs out of $50 a day. He is saving the lives of thousands of people that have a 1 in 40 chance of dying sometime between now and 2017 because the 40,000 or so London SUVs may or may not be contributing to a 1 degree increase in global temperature. What a hero!