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Automotive News & Views Are automobiles a major cause of global warming?
6907 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 4:48 PM
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First is an article. This made me chuckle. Seems the British government paid for a study of the carbon footprints of disposable and regular cloth diapers. (that's almost funny enough all by itself) The study found that regular cloth diapers had a larger carbon footprint than disposables. Whoops! Not exactly what they wanted to hear. So, now government officials have instructed civil servants to not talk about the study and take a "defensive" stance on the study's findings. What a hoot. Blow to image of ‘green’ reusable nappy Second is a blog entry. Mentions many of the arguments that refute anthropogenic GW and much of the polemic surrounding the issue. The interesting point is an assertion that in the very recent, average global temp has actually gone down giving up most of the recent warming, so we may be in for an extended cooling period. The comments that follow the entry are fun as well. Thirty years of warmer temperatures go poof Enjoy!
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Replying to: mattandi (Oct 21, 2008 5:34 am) |
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Replying to: mattandi (Oct 21, 2008 5:34 am) It's like coffee cups - things aren't always as they seem. Ceramic mugs take more energy and resources to make and clean than disposable Styrofoam, at least per one older study. But drinking coffee isn't green anyway. Nothing is as simple as it seems on the surface.
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 21, 2008 5:57 am) On a lighter note..............today saw the commissioning of Britains latest off-shore wind turbine farm, (just off my local coastline). This now makes Britain the largest generator of electricity from offshore wind turbines. We just overtook Denmark. Just when I thought we were doing something right, they announced that the minister responsible would be going to see the new installation by helicopter. It's only a short trip by boat for heaven's sake. Why burn all that kerosine ? Maybe the fact that we don't really have a Royal Navy or a fishing fleet, any more, might explain it. Still, yippee for the turbines. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 21, 2008 5:57 am) 
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Replying to: mattandi (Oct 21, 2008 6:35 am) Last summer friends were here and we all went to the grocery and I forgot my cloth bags (no doubt loaded with pesticide and herbicide residue, but that's another story....). Anyway, I put my groceries in plastic and got chastised for not using paper bags. I'm like, dude, you and your wife own four cars and you want to lecture me about plastic/paper? (I'm not convinced that paper is better anyway). |
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 21, 2008 6:40 am) If you into the reusable bags, check these out. Chico Bag. They're a bit more expensive, but I like the way they store easily. Most of the reusable bags from stores tend to be bulky in any reasonable quantity.
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Replying to: mattandi (Oct 21, 2008 6:54 am) 
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 21, 2008 6:40 am) Next time someone gives you guff about that - remind them a tree was cutdown with a diesel machine, it was hauled on a truck, the factory used harsh chemicals to process the pulp into paper (ever see all the energy a paper plant uses? - the steam being emitted). Of course you could counter by asking "How many refills do you get out an egg-carton before it falls apart?"  BTW - I know this is weather and not climate, but we're expecting snow flurries tonight, and a high of about 40F tomorrow. Since this is rather cold and I don't see it being any warmer until mid-April next year, I again pray for that arctic or Greenland warming to come this way.
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Replying to: kernick (Oct 21, 2008 12:30 pm) "...Next time someone gives you guff about that..." Next time someone gives you guff about that haul off and smack them right in the mouth. Then tell them to "stick THAT in your paper bag".  Who the hell are these people who want to lecture you on how to run your life as if you are too stupid to make your own choices. Usually they are just puppeting some BS given to them by someone running an adgenda. "Useful Fools" I think Stalin called them.
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