If you can survive reading Time magazine, then you should be able to handle all 44 pages of “The Global Warming Survival Guide.” It’s chock full of diatribes, calls for increased regulation and “51 Things You Can Do to Make a Difference.” Unfortunately, recycling your Time magazine before reading it didn’t make the list.
Time has a bit of a bias – for Mother Earth and against all the rest of us. According to the lead story, “we can also be shortsighted and brutish, hungry for food, resources, land – and heedless of the mess we leave behind trying to get them.”
I could go into detail about all the craziness and discussion of our “250-year industrial bacchanal,” and I do, but let’s explore the fun stuff – the crazy 51 ideas. Readers were supposed to ride the bus, move to a high-rise, pay the carbon tax, skip the steak and only make right turns. (UPS found that its trucks idled more waiting for left turns.)
The 51 are almost more entertaining than “The 300,” so all this week the Business & Media Institute will be addressing the most enjoyable or ridiculous of the suggestions. Time even rated them based on their “impact” and “feel good factor.” I’d feel better if I never had to read it.
Here are two highlights:
- #6 “Ditch the McMansion” – Time thinks oversized houses are “architecturally offensive,” so it wrote about former art professor Jay Shafer, who “dwells alone in a home fit for a hobbit.” It’s 100 sq. ft. Impact: 5. Feel good factor: 2. (Especially for Shafer.)
- #5 “Pay the carbon tax” – In one of the most outlandish superlatives seen in the magazine, Time claimed, “Everyone agrees that it’s necessary to reduce carbon emissions around the world.” What better left-wing way to approach that faulty claim than to tax the heck out of everyone? Impact: 9 (especially on politicians who promote it.) Feel good factor: 2. (Even Time couldn’t claim Americans want to be taxed.)
—Dan Gainor is director of the Business and Media Institute.
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“we can also be shortsighte
April 2, 2007 - 18:16 ET by DCC1“we can also be shortsighted and brutish, hungry for food, resources, land – and heedless of the mess we leave behind trying to get them.”
Yes, how dare we humans!! Trying to survive and all!!! Why is it when an animal's numbers are shinking it just rips at their hearts, but when humans are starving and dying they dont care at all?
I for one am going to take ad
April 2, 2007 - 18:22 ET by Clear thinkerI for one am going to take advantage of the growing GW paranoia. I'm in the process of designing a fart meter to attach to the backsides of all livestock. Should be a huge success!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Great idea, but dont you know
April 2, 2007 - 18:30 ET by DCC1Great idea, but dont you know cows make "organic" CO2 so it ok ;)
"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. "
-Thomas Paine 1791
Yes, that's why the meters. I
April 2, 2007 - 18:34 ET by Clear thinkerYes, that's why the meters. I want all livestock to purchase carbon credits if they go over the legal fart level. The other choice would be to kill them at a younger age so it cuts down on the overall co2. This also has the added benefit of ensuring really tender meat.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Yes, that's why the meters. I
April 2, 2007 - 18:34 ET by Clear thinkerYes, that's why the meters. I want all livestock to purchase carbon credits if they go over the legal fart level. The other choice would be to kill them at a younger age so it cuts down on the overall co2. This also has the added benefit of ensuring really tender meat.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Clear....You are a terribly c
April 2, 2007 - 18:39 ET by BlondeClear....
You are a terribly clever fellow.
Veal. Yum.
I try.Veal, mmmmmm good!The l
April 2, 2007 - 18:41 ET by Clear thinkerI try.
Veal, mmmmmm good!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Ever had veal Sicialiano? Y
April 2, 2007 - 22:45 ET by Scout FinchEver had veal Sicialiano? You'll know why God created veal.
Cows
April 2, 2007 - 19:38 ET by allanfThis will provide an excuse to further regulate cholesterol raising and bad for the environment beef.
This environmental wackism is the greatest tool the left has hit upon since Marx. It is an excuse to tax, regulate or control anything and make people feel good about saving the world.
Sounds like what religions did in the old days.
More companies are just going
April 2, 2007 - 18:20 ET by bigtimerMore companies are just going to leave the country...
Simple as that.
Scream and wonder why you nit-wit leftists....along with your unions and trial lawyers.
We will pay more....in taxes imposed upon us....
Ahhh...don't ya just love the socialist agenda?
Supreme Court Judges...now qualify as scientists too.
If so
April 2, 2007 - 19:22 ET by Dan GainorIf so, where will those companies move to? The whole world is going nuts, we're just the width of one or two Al Gores behind. (Note, there was no possessive in that post.)
Heck Dan...I don't know...Chi
April 3, 2007 - 01:06 ET by bigtimerHeck Dan...I don't know...
China and India seems to have worked pretty well so far...sure there are others.
Companies are not going to say if they can help it...not with the leftists especially taking over more so than ever.
Mexico...
Others here know more than me about where, but they will not stay if more rules, regulations and such are imposed.
You do not seriously think all countries are going to have all fines, rules, regulations and unions working in unison do you? Never going to happen. Do not care what get passed, UN wise or US wise...not going to be applied the same world-wide in monetary value.
Just my opinion.
Dan,Let the idiot parade of s
April 2, 2007 - 18:29 ET by BlondeDan,
Let the idiot parade of suggestions begin.
Kind of like the soy candles in the wedding piece.
Do these people not have anything better to do with their time? Like commit suicide? Since they're so disguted with humankind. Sheesh!
Looking forward to the full list. Kind of like the Full Monty of lefty moonbat ideas.
Great post!
Does it ask every person/fami
April 2, 2007 - 19:12 ET by ucDoes it ask every person/family to put their extra/day old ice into the nearest natural waterway?
Make only right hand turns?
April 2, 2007 - 19:12 ET by John in CAMake only right hand turns?! Another liberal attack on NASCAR.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
So it's ok to give into you
April 2, 2007 - 19:19 ET by wiwfSo it's ok to give into your animal urges when it comes to sex. But giving into your animal urges when it comes to becoming the head of the pack is verboten?
Those guys could adjust, what
April 3, 2007 - 10:26 ET by FastEdThose guys could adjust, what with the new COT and all, anyway think it thru - If everyone was making a RIGHT turn, they just might get the hint! AND it would drive the huffards crazy - Headline - "Whole Country is Heading RIGHT!"
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
UPS found that its trucks idl
April 3, 2007 - 12:15 ET by taznarTrue, but let's play a little guessing game. Which burns less fuel:
A) Sitting with the engine idling for a few seconds or...
B) Slow down, turn right, accelerate, brake, turn, accelerate, brake, turn, accelerate?
Wether traffic lights, stop signs or "uncontrolled" intersections, I don't see the "no left turn" plan saving any fuel. There may be specific instances where it makes sense, like when at a stop sign trying to make a left onto a busy street with no breaks in traffic, but in general its a losing proposition.
Amreica has already cleaned up its act quite a bit
April 2, 2007 - 19:52 ET by nkviking75America has already cleaned up its act quite a bit since the first Earth Day circa 1970. Out here in farm country conservation and responsible farming practices are a part of every day farm life. Farmers recognize that conservation is in their best interest. If these enviro-bozos cared more about the environment than about destroying America they'd find ways to help the rest of the world do better. And chances are American technology and research would be a big, big part of the solution.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Well in recent history here
April 3, 2007 - 00:54 ET by radiofitz34Well in recent history here, we had the gay '90's (not the 1890's). Later in the decade, we had the internet boom. And now we approach the 'ol fork in the road that's called the ...um what IS this decade supposed to be called? With terrorists and global warming looneys.
I can picture being out on a farm saying, "never mind the terrorists, that cow just farted!" I'm afraid this decade (the 00's?) will be known as the decade of lunacy.
rf34,This year is 007. While
April 3, 2007 - 01:15 ET by upcountrywaterrf34,
This year is 007. While we slept during the iranian gas centrifugess whuuuring sound 24-7 . Join us in the 7 th.century, the weather is fine NOW!
TIME owes me royalties. I h
April 3, 2007 - 03:13 ET by wiwfTIME owes me royalties. I had a blog post about what I was doing to cut carbon emissions without even trying over a week ago.
I will be waiting for an apology. 50 years from now is better than never...
The 100 sq. ft. house is fant
April 3, 2007 - 04:31 ET by josephsamuelsonThe 100 sq. ft. house is fantastic ... what better way to lower your utility bills, make owning a home truly affordable, and make every home project a simple 15-30 minute task?
The carbon tax is insane and strikes at the core of the global warmist agenda : MONEY ... they want taxpayer billions to sustain and expand their religion.
I'd like ~100 sq foot (or l
April 3, 2007 - 04:44 ET by sarcasmoI'd like ~100 sq foot (or less) hotel rooms, perhaps even some with common shower/toilet facilities, to exist and compete alongside "normal" hotel rooms. Good thing zoning law "protects" poor consumers (who get to sleep in their cars & crap in the woods, instead!) from such choices...
JMR
You know sarc, for some rea
April 3, 2007 - 10:01 ET by MightyMouthYou know sarc, for some reason I kinda figured you for a "woods crapper". Hey, looks like you and the "pope" have something in common! :-P
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
You people sure do have act
April 3, 2007 - 10:06 ET by sarcasmoYou people sure do have active imaginations. But I have money, or at least I have green pieces of paper and/or pieces of plastic to represent my pieces of paper, so I get to crap in crappers, thank you. Religious conservatives might find the analysis presented by the link interesting, though, so thanks for the opportunity to paste it in here.
JMR
Funny you should post a lin
April 3, 2007 - 10:21 ET by MightyMouthFunny you should post a link to the biblical meaning of money, namely "dross" or "nothingness". I watched the movie "America: Freedom to Fascism" this weekend on netflix( you can view movies online now, wow!)
Anyhow, I didn't agree with it all, but saw your buddy Ron Paul, who had some interesting things to say. The value of money stuff was very revealing, but I thought the "Big Brother" stuff was a little far fetched.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
And I'm just a Deist, with
April 3, 2007 - 10:33 ET by sarcasmoAnd I'm just a Deist, with a sketchy-at-best background on the Bible & Christianity. Many people out-there know much more than I know. As for FTF, if 1/10th of it is true and 9/10th is false (any tenth, pick your own favorite tenth...) wouldn't that still:
1. Make it a BIG scandal, that...
2. Should have been covered by instead of ignored-by the news media? And might such noncoverage mean antiLibertarian bias is at least as pervasive as I've claimed here -- especially if, like me, you're onboard with more-like 90% of FTF than 10%? And isn't it also-interesting that Mr. Russo -- unlike Gore with his GW movie -- seems copacetic with giving the movie in question away for free? Why, it's almost as if Libertarians are patriotic Americans or something, instead of the pariahs we're constantly made-out to be in the news media when we're not being ignored entirely, eh???
JMR
It's a lot easier to ignore
April 3, 2007 - 10:48 ET by MightyMouthIt's a lot easier to ignore "pariahs" when they are in the tank and you are outside. Once you get in the tank (or they get out), they are a little harder to ignore! :-/ Maybe the "pariahs" should use some kind of "cloaking" device to get out of the tank, that way they could pretend to be something they are not and get elected. Once elected, turn off the cloaking device, and show their true colors... seems to have worked for the RINOS and Democrats!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Sometimes "pariahs"
April 3, 2007 - 11:08 ET by Cool ArrowSometimes "pariahs" trump "pirhanas"
Thanks for the correction,
April 3, 2007 - 11:14 ET by MightyMouthThanks for the correction, I came in too early, and after a weekend of fixing other peoples problems! Pariahs = outcasts, pirhanas = predators. Maybe sarc and his buddies should switch roles!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
A 100 sq ft house, you mean a
April 3, 2007 - 09:53 ET by dscottA 100 sq ft house, you mean a 10 x 10 room? It's got to be a typo, maybe he meant 1,000 sq ft house? If this loon is actually advocating 100 sq ft, I can just see it now, everyone gets a 50 x 50 lot and then set up a garden shed to live in. I suppose we won't be allowed to use an AC either, how about a TV? Tell me, are we allowed electricity? How about a toilet? Ok, we can probably use one of those composting toilets, that sounds reasonable. So does a family of four get four sheds or one to share? Anyone up for camping?
I suppose Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and John Kerry will be showing leadership in this matter to get rid of their multiple mansions?????
It certainly is a unique solution to the income disparity problem and the homeless problem, everyone is uniformly poor. Shucks, the Chinese gave up on that idea years ago, hmmmm, maybe it's time to move to China????
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
A 100 sq ft house, you mean
April 3, 2007 - 12:27 ET by Dave in TexasA 100 sq ft house, you mean a 10 x 10 room? It's got to be a typo, maybe he meant 1,000 sq ft house?
Nope, it's seriously a 100 sq ft house. Here is a link to the article online. The picture of the house is suggestion 6. The guy owns a company that sells these things and they actually have a smaller version available... 70 sq ft. "Um... why does your storage shed have a bed?"
Most of the suggestions are absurd, impractical, or both. They involve huge outlays of money, or just tell you to beg the government to make your life more difficult and take more of your money. The ones that were actually reasonable, you could count on one hand. I've actually been doing a few of them for several years now, but for more practical reasons than "reducing my carbon footprint".
None of the suggestions tell you to stop purchasing Time magazine, although they tell you to do plenty of other stuff that would put other people out of work. Big surprise there.
I tracked down his website.
April 3, 2007 - 14:38 ET by dscottI tracked down his website. Very clever marketing niche for a single person trying to live a very simple life. He has a couple of interesting designs.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
carbon tax... ding ding ding
April 3, 2007 - 09:32 ET by cathymv722and we have a winner ladies and gentlemen... this has nothing to do with saving the earth.. this has to do with money.. bottom line... its all about money... carbon tax.... what.. taxes are going to stop global warming? Please... at least have the guts to say what it is.. a ponzi scheme with the politicians raking in the taxes... and the middle class paying for those rich politicians and their carbon use...
its all about the money...
see ya
cathy
If warming is the crisis, the
April 3, 2007 - 09:54 ET by AlgerHissIf warming is the crisis, then you are to eat tree bark and live nude in a cave.
If cooling is the crisis, then you are to eat tree bark and live nude in a cave.
If the climate is not changing at all, then you are to eat tree bark and live nude in a cave.
Anyone sense a pattern here?
Rochester, Minnesota: A Fem_Leftist City!
I prefer eating slugs. No s
April 3, 2007 - 10:03 ET by Cool ArrowI prefer eating slugs. No salt, of course, out of respect for PETA.
They just wanna see me naked.
April 3, 2007 - 10:18 ET by bassndudeThey just wanna see me naked.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Or this reaction!There is no
April 3, 2007 - 10:29 ET by FastEdOr this reaction!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Separation of Church and St
April 3, 2007 - 11:23 ET by wiwfSeparation of Church and State! I don't want to be influenced by secular religious leaders about how I should live my life!!!!!
Exactly why there needs to be
April 3, 2007 - 14:20 ET by bulletproofExactly why there needs to be a case brought before the Supreme Court that reveals that any dogmatic action or belief or enterprise is a religion.
Worship is only traditionally kneeling to pray to something; however, tradition is not itself dogma for the "enlightened" ways of Liberal and Secular Progressive society as the advocacy of non-traditional manipulations of law demonstrate. Therefore, religion is easily any pattern of behavior around which we "supplicate" to conform ourselves inwardly (our private thoughts) to and afford ourselves outwardly to advocate!
Time article
April 3, 2007 - 14:59 ET by buckhiloJust another ridiculous article dreamed up by the MSM to tax us to death.
There ain't no cure for stupid. -- Ron "Tater Salad" White
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