So, do you know your
carbon footprint? Mine is around 21 tons of CO2/year. Guess I should pay some group $117.32 to "offset" it. Umm, yeah. Is it just me, or does this sound ridiculous? Allstate Green, carbonfund.org, "
Green Santa" ... OK, haven't we taken this green thing far enough? Now, not like I've got anything for Santa or anything, but I liked him a lot better red. And maybe he wouldn't have to have such a thick layer of fat if the north pole ice cap began to melt. Maybe he could have a paved runway ... wouldn't that be less hazardous? I mean, if iced wings are dangerous on a plane, I hate to think of the hazards when we bring reindeer into the picture
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Let's be sensible people ... be good stewards, but keep a good head on your shoulders, too. Reduce, recycle, reuse when you can ... but pay carbonfund credits? I don't think so.
Addendum (12/3/07): SIL Ruth sent me the following news article that just shows the illogical conclusion this kinda thinking can take one to. I couldn't have imagined. Truth really is stranger than fiction.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/11/survival_of_the_stupidest.html
1 comment:
I especially enjoyed reading the links (Green Santa -- is that for real? and survival-of-the-stupidest). Loved the line -- how many good books have the polar bears written? Good BLOG.
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