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Speaker 0 says, "We hear that carbon dioxide is a pollutant," but argues, "It is the food of life. It is plant food. It is not a pollutant, but it is invisible." He notes CO2 is imperceptible and that fear of the unseen is exploited. He asserts, "We have one molecule of carbon dioxide per 85,000 molecules in the atmosphere," and for Australia, "one molecule in six and a half million molecules in the atmosphere"—traces of a trace gas. He asks why CO2 is attacked, claiming it is "a symbol of industry" and that "Any heavy industry produces carbon dioxide. And therefore, this is a mechanism of attacking industry." He blames, "for forty years, we have had a dumbing down of our education system," citing university students who "cannot write" and "have very strong opinions, but nothing to back it up with," "destroying the ability of young people to critically and analytically think."