> dissipated in the atmosphere...an obvious lie What do you think the word "dissipates" means? Antimatter annihilation? Some other mass to energy conversion? T

> dissipated in the atmosphere...an obvious lie What do you think the word "dissipates" means? Antimatter annihilation? Some other mass to energy conversion? That atoms making up re-entering satellites obviously aren't going to disappear. > Since when did pollution from fires become a controversial topic? "Fires"? This whole discussion is like people with a hatred of religion going around saying we have to abolish the Catholic Church because votive candles produce soot. A study showing that would not motivated by earnest and dispassionate scientific curiosity about the laws of the universe, but by a desire to achieve a political end. The public should fund foundational research, not partisan apologetics.