In 1983 the then Swedish Minister for Agriculture noted,"For decades we have been using the atmosphere as a rubbish dump, and now the dire effects of our thoughtlessness are beginning to catch up with us - all of us, wherever we may be."He was referring to the fact that more than half of the sulfuric acid falling as acid rain on Sweden emanated from the UK and other European countries. This had led to over 18,000 lakes...