Global warming Part II
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070403/62999935.html
Attention Global Government Types:
This kind of s#!+ may fly in Belgium, but try that here in the good ol’ US of A and I will personally pay my 20 Euro “Carbon Tax” in 7.62 x 33mm currency. I apologize in advance for the "greenhouse gases" that might be released in the "payment" of the currency.
See, I even used the metric system.
Taxing Barbeques? That is patently ridiculous. My dear friends – that is cooking meals. That is how the VAST majority of the “developing”, “developed”, “un-developed”, Western (Eastern, Southern, and Northern) American cooks their meals.
Time to give props to the boys and girls at Castle AAARGH! (www.thedonovan.com) – as they so poetically put it:
“If Novosti isn't the Russian equivalent of the Onion - then this is Good Reason #44 to own a MANPAD (Man portable air defense missile - i.e., Stinger). H/t, Dusty.”
For a few minutes last week, I thought that there might be some credence to the Anthropogenic Global Warming argument. But then I realized that any behavior that Humans partake in can now be considered a contributor to “greenhouse gas” emissions.
I shall now take out the Patented “Crystal Sphere of the Crazed American” and tell you the future.
In a few years exercise will be considered polluting. You do release a great deal more CO2 when jogging, right? Medical doctors, please weigh in.
Sex? Heavy breathing – could ruin the planet. Not to mention it could lead directly to more and more breathers who will shamelessly respirate.
For the love of Jimminy Freaking Christmas, it is one series of small steps from:
BBQ is bad for the planet, because it releases more CO2
Exercise is bad for the planet, because it releases more CO2
Sex is bad for the planet, because it releases more CO2
Breathing is bad for the planet, because it releases more CO2
So... who’s going to volunteer to commit suicide for the good of the planet?
(for those of you who don't believe that a series of small steps like the above might happen, try experiencing a "nanny state" bureucracy - you'll be frightened)
The Crazed American has a long list of people he’d like to nominate… for the good of the planet…
3 comments:
I started to try to make this dumbass legislation a joke. I then thought about taking the stance on it being carbon neutral (ie. cattle release methane, so by dispatching the cow and making it into a burger, you would be halting the methane production and therefore free up carbon for the use of fire to cook it)...it wasn't until I read http://www.terrapass.com/terrablog/posts/2006/03/straight-talk-on-cow-power.html did I really see the what was happening.
This law is obviously a result of very sneaky PETA lobbyists. Save the cattle and use the methane as fuel!
No, thank you, my way tastes better, and as we all know, "sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers"
However, in all fairness, their way offers this, "(The)electricity is from a renewable source — cow manure — and therefore is carbon neutral. As a benchmark, if all the manure lagoons in the U.S. were equipped with methane digesters, it would be the equivalent of taking over 10 million cars off the road per year." No $hit...
Fire 'em up, I say...
I have no problem with that.
I'll like my sacred cow during noontime on Ramadan with a side of bacon, please...
Anyone ever notice that if all of this CO2 is bad, who stands to gain the most from brokering all of those "carbon offsets"?
Al "Inconvenient Truth" Gore.
Some estimates that I have heard say he stands to make the better part of a billion dollars a year.
Google "Generation Investment Management".
It really chaps my hide when someone plys on people's good will and concern for the environment to make a buck (or billions of bucks).
Altruism is never more gratifying than when it serves one's own self-interests.
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