What Are YOU Doing? February 9, 2007
Posted by carinrose in Uncategorized.5 comments
What are you doing to save our planet from climate change? I wonder what Al Gore is doing, personally. How big is his house? How many houses does he have? What does he drive? How does he live? The thing that bugs me about most of the Hollywood yes men regarding the environment is what big fat hypocrites they are. They certainly will leave a much bigger “footprint” on the earth with their cars, and huge homes, and lavish lifestyle. So, who are they to say a thing?
I did a bit of a search, and found this:
When it comes to it, what can we do about climate warming?
We can do little about the climate itself, but we could try to stop the increase of atmospheric CO2. Even that task is daunting; it requires that we cut emissions–worldwide–by 60 to 80 percent. In effect, this means cutting energy consumption by comparable amounts–including all transportation, heating, air conditioning, and electricity use. It would have an enormous negative impact on people’s welfare–particularly for the poor and those in developing countries.
Humn, let me evaluate my evil BushhilterCo-self. I drive a minivan that gets good gas milage (especially considering I move a family of 5 kids.) It’s an older (over 9 years) car- I’m not a slave to the excessive consumerism and will probably run this car until it’s dead on the side of the road. I don’t drive excessively. Mostly, because I just don’t want to go to a lot of places. I live in a (very) small house, thus minimizing the amount of heating energy used. And, believe me, seven people in one small house heats up the house a bit on it’s own. We don’t have Air conditioning (although we have window units that are used in the bedrooms if it gets really hot.) My car does not have air conditioning. I think the small house covers the electricity use as well -can’t use THAT much electricity if you don’t have that much to turn “on.”
Well, so I’m leading a rather “green” life if you ask me. Now, what is Hollywood doing besides driving their (new and expensive) Priuses?
Regardless, whether or not a “Climate Change” disaster lies in our future, the answer is new technology (or old, can you say “nuclear energy?”), not punitive measures that will ruin our economy. China builds one new coal-plant per-week. And, the developing countries, unless you prefer they remain mired in poverty, will only have increased energy needs.
