Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 11/28/2009 3:13:27 AM PST by jmcenanly
Environmentalists are at it again - this time, they are trying to lay a guilt trip on us for going Christmas shopping today.
Erika Lovely of Politico has the story:
"In the climate change sense, it's not that every other retail day isn't bad. This just happens to be the worst day for the environment," says Bill Sheehan, executive director of the Product Policy Institute, a nonprofit that aims to prevent waste through better design.
Shoppers will buy mountains of limited-use products wrapped up in disposable boxes, bubble wrap, Styrofoam and other packing materials. It's a lot of trash that's not going to go away - and the production of those products has a major effect.
Consider the average microwave oven: It comes in a cardboard box, wrapped in a plastic bag, sandwiched with at least four chunks of Styrofoam and bubble wrap. A new pair of shoes comes in a cardboard box with tissue paper stuffed around and inside the soles.
A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report found that nonfood products and packaging are associated with 37 percent of America's greenhouse gas emissions - making them the largest source of greenhouse gases. A similar analysis by PPI puts that number closer to 44 percent when the emissions used to produce imported products are included.
"It's the biggest shopping day of the year. It's the day we're celebrating consumption and encouraging people to go buy stuff," said Sheehan. "But we want people to be aware that buying stuff has huge climate change implications. [Obama] has missed the elephant in the room."
"Every day" that retail outlets sell stuff is a bad day? Why would anyone think Environmental wackos like this guy are anti-business?
This nagging about how we pack our products brings up an interesting problem; what else should we use? Food used to spoil quickly when we used paper to wrap or carry meat and veggies. Talk about waste! And manufacturers would find a lot of their products breaking during shipping if we didn't wrap it carefully. That's waste too, isn't it?
Since using paper is out, I suggest we use...
Palm fronds. Or perhaps hollow out gourd plants just like they did 2000 years ago. The palm fronds would be marvelous, although we'd have to use hundreds of them to get the same shock absorption we get from plastic bubble wrap.
I hate shopping on Black Friday. I hate shopping in general. But when I heard the greenies were in a tizzy over this, I went out and started up my F150 and let it run for about 1/2 hour just for fun.
Good grief...who gave birth to these people?
What nonsense.
It’s a Sheehan thing.
Maybe the greenies should go after the gorillas that are working hard every day to make sure that the products that reach our doors are smashed and damaged beyond usability.
It’s not the manufacturers’ or consumers’ fault everything has to be over-packaged in thick layers of styrofoam, bubble wrap, plastic sheeting, and double-boxed in cardboard.
All I can say about 'em is... 
these foks are NUTZ....NUTZ....read the emails there is no Global Warming except for that by mother nature....we as humans especially here in the States, have done our part to keep the environment safe and protected....go see China and India if you need a cause.
And for that matter go to the UK or Canada if you want socialized medicine and take Bowow with you
When Al Gore commits suicide, I'll start taking them seriouusly.
TO: The Greenies
FROM: The Rest of Humanity
Dear Greenies,
Opinions vary.
Also, the validation of your inanity that you so desperately seek is still not forthcoming, but we do marvel at your unfounded optimism!
Merry Christmas,
The rest of us
“When Al Gore commits suicide, I’ll start taking them seriouusly”
Ha, wouldn’t that be like taking the Jim Jones Cult or the Heavens Gate people seriously after they committed suicide? lol
Well, I meant I’d take the BW, Greenies seriously when they start committing suicide. They should have guilt feelings about populating our planet.
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