Who said the secular liberal media don't have religion? Just ask the Baltimore Sun, which is offering eco-absolution of a sort for readers who confess their greatest "eco sin" to the editors of their environmentalist blog.
What follows is Kim Walker's September 18 entry, "What's your biggest eco sin?" at the Sun's B'More Green blog:
I wrote earlier today about being initially hesitant about switching to a low flow showerhead. Water (over)usage is my biggest eco sin. And every time I soak in a hot bath after a long day at work, I swear it'll be my last.
We all try to lessen our footprint, but everyone has a weakness or two. (Except for B'More Green blogger Meredith, who takes home her work junk mail so she can recycle it.) Are you a paper towel junkie? Do you love your SUV? Share your biggest eco sin in the comments by 5 p.m. Monday (Sept. 21) for a chance to win a prize. One commenter will receive an ecotools pampering kit with bamboo nail brush and lotion and cream that are 98 percent from nature. (I know, I know, a green blog shouldn't be rewarding bad behavior, but perhaps confessing your sins is the first step to reform.)
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Gore Could Win This Prize
September 21, 2009 - 11:43 ET by allanfWith Gore's high carbon footprint, he is a shoe in for this prize. Let's nominate him in abstentia!!1
Clearly creation is their
September 21, 2009 - 12:23 ET by MaximusBraveheartClearly creation is their religion. They talk about how great nature is designed and engineered, yet won't allow the freedom of discussion that perhaps there is a creator... Just too ironic. M-B
'Upscale' Showers
September 21, 2009 - 12:09 ET by slickwillie2001Liberal hypocrites have found a way around using low-flow shower heads, they just use a bunch of them! They have those rain heads, multiple body heads at several levels, and attachments on hoses for God knows what. Meanwhile regular folks with regular showers are stuck with low-flow heads.
Soetoro's sins
September 21, 2009 - 12:13 ET by jon_torlinGore might have a large footprint, but with all the jetting around (including the flyby in New York) just to give speeches everywhere, plus overseas, plus the extra people that fly along in separate flights plus fighter escorts, and all the hot air he expells when he's being LOTUS, Soetoro's the biggest sinner of all.
-Jon
As for me, I've stockpiled lightbulbs, drive an F-150 (gets 25mpg on highway!), use lots of paper towels (select-a-size Bounty! *GASP*), take ten minute showers (hot ones for stress, it's got a massager that's great for my neck) and I run my AC at 72 degrees Fahrenheit.(22 Celsius for those on Metric) Those aren't sins, those are examples of me exercising my right to life and liberty. So NYAH! :-)
At night I set my A/C to
September 21, 2009 - 14:46 ET by ScottyKUtahAt night I set my A/C to run to 69 degrees, and at 74 during the day. Ys my electric bill runs high during the summer, but I sure sleep great when it's cold!
Then I have 4-5 computers running throughout the day, including one computer that never gets turned off.
I often leave my sliding
September 21, 2009 - 14:51 ET by Kat Outta the BagI often leave my sliding glass door open just enough for my two cats to go in and out onto the back porch, letting the A/C escape the house. I deserve to be flogged.
→ My Sin
September 21, 2009 - 12:18 ET by Cool ArrowSo egregious I hesitate to admit it.
I passed gas this morning.
A Democrat killed Harvey Milk, Nancy!
Cool
September 21, 2009 - 12:20 ET by FeynmanFanThanks for 'fessing up. That explains the sudden bump in the temperature and the seismograph activity...
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
→ I feel better now
September 21, 2009 - 12:23 ET by Cool ArrowBut I haven't told the whole truth.
I could have trapped it under the covers, but I flapped the covers, filling the room with Carbon Discredits.
A Democrat killed Harvey Milk, Nancy!
oh the calamity of humanity!
September 21, 2009 - 12:27 ET by jon_torlinYou mean you didn't use the specially government issued methane absorption covers that could have trapped the gasses for only $1299.99 per sheet? How DAAAAARRRE you, sir!
-Jon
I thought that was made of
September 21, 2009 - 12:29 ET by danboI thought that was made of natural, organic cork.
And in cylindrical form.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
Loving The Earth
September 21, 2009 - 12:41 ET by JDWI smoke cigars in my Suburban, often with the windows down.
JDW
DAILY WAVE
I didn't know ACORN was getting a lot of money
Cool there are some crimes....
September 21, 2009 - 12:58 ET by HeavyChevywhere it's okay to keep a secret...forever. :-)
→ Chevy!!!
September 21, 2009 - 13:01 ET by Cool ArrowGuess I should have waited until the statute of limitations had lapsed.
A Democrat killed Harvey Milk, Nancy!
It's all good Cool.
September 21, 2009 - 14:33 ET by HeavyChevynow I don't feel so bad about cutting the Catalytic converter off my car to gain a few ponies....oooops did I say that out loud...dang, busted!
→ Cruel, Chevy
September 21, 2009 - 14:39 ET by Cool ArrowSomewhere, a lemur cries for her young.
A Democrat killed Harvey Milk, Nancy!
Cool, that was pretty deep.
September 21, 2009 - 14:58 ET by HeavyChevymy shame knows no bounds....:-( I too shall weep with the lemur.
Man I need a hug, are there any Swedish super models on this thread?
→ 'chute yeah!
September 21, 2009 - 15:05 ET by Cool ArrowParachuting in as we speak, with loads of beer.
A Democrat killed Harvey Milk, Nancy!
Bless me. For I have
September 21, 2009 - 12:25 ET by danboBless me. For I have sinned.
Because of my unclean love of hiking, camping and backpacking; I joined the Sierra Club.
I now realize many in the Sierra Club have little love for nature. It is partially through their/my actions that dead wood has accumulated on the forest floor. Even the native Americans knew better. Therefore when a fire breaks out it quickly goes out of control and does so much more damage.
That was partially, my fault for giving the Sierra Club my money to help destroy the forest.
I feel so much better getting that off of my chest.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
Go and sin no more, child.
September 21, 2009 - 12:35 ET by Ken ShepherdGo and sin no more, child.
I feel so
September 21, 2009 - 12:48 ET by danboI feel so ashamed.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
This conserving water is
September 21, 2009 - 12:38 ET by GhostbusterThis conserving water is driving me crazy. Do they not realize that when you use water, it does not disappear forever?
I understand conservation in areas where the water supply is low, but that's a supply issue, not an environmental one.
Ghostbuster
Ghostbuster so true. This
September 21, 2009 - 12:43 ET by MaximusBraveheartGhostbuster so true. This is another excuse to tax more like on energy. The economy and jobs revolve around energy and water. They only want to use less (fine to a point) yet to create an economy with jobs you need more energy and water but LESS taxes and regulations that sap your will to even run a company! M-B
For much of my life, the
September 21, 2009 - 12:52 ET by danboFor much of my life, the water I drank, the water I showered in came from the Lower Mississippi. Americas sewer.
Once it passed us. It flowed into the gulf.
Someone please explain. How, for me, to conserve water was helping anyone else.
HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)
Water well in the back yard. Septic tank in the front yard.
September 21, 2009 - 17:44 ET by JWFWe recycle water that natural way. And the government has no hand in any of it.
September 21, 2009 - 12:40 ET by jessieHMy biggest "eco sin" would be wasting paper by buying this rag-mag.
I have not cancelled my
September 21, 2009 - 13:06 ET by vrwc13I have not cancelled my Newsweek subscription...
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"I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration."
— Hillary Rodham Clinton
For that I'll require a
September 21, 2009 - 14:20 ET by Ken ShepherdFor that I'll require a donation to NewsBusters for an indulgence. ;)
I must confess though, my
September 21, 2009 - 15:08 ET by vrwc13I must confess though, my rationale has been this:
My father taught me many things here - he taught me in this room. He taught me - keep your friends (NB) close but your enemies (Newsweak) closer. - "Michael Corleone" in The Godfather Part II (1974).
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My biggest eco-sin was that
September 21, 2009 - 13:30 ET by mattmMy biggest eco-sin was that I once had a subscription to a local newspaper. What a waste of resources! But I have gone without for over 20 years now, so I feel I should be absolved by now.
I have to flush my low-flow
September 21, 2009 - 13:44 ET by FishFace222I have to flush my low-flow toilet 3-4 times to get it all down. Guess I should start the 1 square of TP wipe, but then I would need more soap and water to wash my hands.
AAAAUGH. IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING....
flow regulator
September 21, 2009 - 15:31 ET by jon_torlinMy toilet in my apartment has a flow regulator, you can adjust it to how much water is in the basin. Well, in the interest of saving water, they put this regulator in there and I was the same way, had to flush twice or more till I got fed up and took the lid off. I looked at the brand of the regulator, looked it up on the internet, got the instructions on how to re-set it, and viola! One single flush, happy days here again!
The manager send a maintenance guy once a year to inspect the premise's appliances, including the toilet, the guy told me "Oh, your regulator wasn't set correctly, we set it for you." As soon as the door closed, I put it where where *I* wanted it.
-Jon
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September 21, 2009 - 22:15 ET by jon_torlindouble post
I Confess
September 21, 2009 - 14:48 ET by P.J. GladnickI confess. I once used 2 rolls of TP to wipe my tush. I didn't need to. I just wanted to piss off Sheryl Crowe.
PJ... LMAO... Thanks...I
September 21, 2009 - 14:53 ET by bigtimerPJ...
LMAO...
Thanks...I needed that.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
BUTT WIPE...
September 21, 2009 - 22:31 ET by danybhoyYou do not need to waste toilet paper, but if you want to piss off leftist greeny eco-nut jobs, USE TRIPLE PLY. Indulge yourselves, wipe your @$$ with the best wipe money can buy. Capitalism brings you the finer things in life, 1 of them, is tripple ply toilet paper.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Starting a fire in the morning....
September 21, 2009 - 14:57 ET by bigtimerCutting dead trees for firewood.
Cutting live trees for lumber.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
sin
September 21, 2009 - 15:15 ET by sevenMy biggest sin is spending $$$ on the NYTimes. The dead tree edition kills forrests and provides nothing of value. An annual subscription is 572 pounds of paper.
My biggest eco sin is
September 21, 2009 - 16:34 ET by taterMy biggest eco sin is breathing out everyday.
www.theholyrosary.org
"The Rosary is my weapon."
-St. Padre Pio
I love to fart in elevators.
September 21, 2009 - 17:40 ET by JWFIt is always a good day if I can let one loose just as I am ready to get off the elevator.
I.... Huh?.... What do you.... Eco-sin?.... What the hell is that? I thought it was Ela-sin. You know, elevator sins. Oh, dear is my face red.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
SILENT BUT DEADLY...
September 21, 2009 - 22:39 ET by danybhoyDrop a slider as your leaving the scene, that's nice. Leaving the rest to choke on an old fart & their figuring it out only AFTER the door shut, that's classy. But since I am a man, that is funny.
My biggest "eco sin" would be that for 12 years, I have driven 72 miles round trip to golf at the club I've been a member. about 40 rounds a year, every year at a course that is 35 minutes away. Not exactly the local club, & I will keep doing as long as I want & can afford it.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
A buddy of mine did that once.
September 21, 2009 - 23:08 ET by RESTLESS 1He poked me on the shoulder as an indication to get the hell out of dodge. The doors opened and a family of five was getting on as we hightailed it. We ran down the stairs and just as we got to the ground floor, they were exiting, (how they survived, I don't know). All we heard was the dad pleading his case against a chorus of "that was gross dad!!!
Ah, good times. :)
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
I Confess...
September 21, 2009 - 23:00 ET by JamesPerth-- that I have purchased thousands of daily newspapers made from dead carcasses of innocent trees. Every one was covered with poisonous ink to pollute our pristine streams because I didn't recycle! Waaaaaah! I promise I will never, ever buy another newspaper. Sniff...