On the subject of the heavy rain, I did a little calculation to try and figure out how much carbon I had personally used over the last 3 or 4 months at work using heavy machinery. The optimistic figure of 27 Tons of carbon was used from spent diesel fumes. This would equate from the calculations found within Wikipedia. Follow this link for more in depth analysis:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_atmosphere Somehow, I doubt this is good for the environment, but no one seems to listen until they are flooded out the door...