You know, if I sat in the corner of an unheated house with all of the electricity off and only walked to and fro, I bet that the enviromental wackos still would not be satisfied. Heck, they certainly don’t want me eating anything:
Festive feasts ‘contributing to climate change’
Wasted food at Christmas time is now being highlighted as an environmental problem.
Jon Dee, the chairman of Do Something, says gases from leftover food rotting in landfill are 20 times more potent than the carbon pollution from car exhausts.
Mr Dee says there are simple ways to avoid over-catering at Christmas and damaging the environment.
"Australians waste more than 3 million tonnes of food every year and of course a lot of that food is wasted at Christmas," he said.
"It’s really basic. Draw up a shopping list and stick to it and try and not cook more than you need, and if you do have leftovers you can always put it in tupperware and freeze it."
(H/T: STACLU)
Ah yes, more of that "we have the right to shame you in support of our religion". And they aren’t stopping at food; if you like looking at Christmas lights, or are one that loves putting them up to get into the spirit, well, think "killjoys" again.
Scientists warn Christmas lights harm the planet
SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet due to huge electricity waste and urged people to get energy efficient festive bulbs.
CSIRO researchers said householders should know that each bulb turned on in the name of Christmas will increase emissions of greenhouse gases.
Dr Glenn Platt, who leads research on energy demand, said Australia got 80 per cent of its electricity by burning coal which pumps harmful emissions into the atmosphere.
He said: "Energy efficient bulbs, such as LEDs, and putting your Christmas lights on a timer are two very easy ways to minimise the amount of electricity you use to power your lights."
He said the nation’s electricity came from "centralised carbon intensive, coal-based power stations" which were responsible for emitting over one third of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr Platt added: "For a zero-emission Christmas light show, you may consider using solar powered lights or sourcing your electricity from verified green power suppliers."
My take on this? If these busybodies want to buy them for me out of their own pocket (and not tax dollars) – go ahead, but not until. It just seems that they will pick on those that have no political support. That said, I just cannot WAIT for these "let me tell you how to run your life" sadists take on the Pro sports folks for playing at night. After all, those stadium lights run a few kilowatts.
Naw, just like the gays that have been picking on the Mormons and refusing to picket the black churches (where analysts have said that 80% of blacks voted for California’s Prop 8), these guys don’t have the stones to confront burly fans and demand that they stop watching their games.
Hey, can we start sending them lumps of coal?
