Wear a sweater.
Posted on 04/05/2011 8:05:48 AM PDT by big black dog
From the Guardian:
UK greenhouse gas emissions rise
Cold winter leads to 2.8% rise in greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, figures show.
Greenhouse gas emissions rose by nearly 3% last year, according to government statistics released on Thursday. The increase was a result of the continuing recovery of the economy after the crash which followed the banking crisis of 2008.
Overall, emissions of the six major greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide were up 2.8% on 2009.
Previously, due in part to the recession hitting industry and energy use, 2009 had seen large falls in greenhouse gases (down 8.7% on 2008).
But the increase means that the UK’s target of cutting emissions by 35% by 2022 is now harder to meet. Campaigners warned that the rise showed that efforts to transform the UK’s economy on to a low-carbon footing were faltering.
Yes, the cold winter’s increase in greenhouse gas emissions — as people heated their homes — did make it more difficult to meet that arbitrary goal of reducing industrial, commercial and residential emissions of greenhouse gas.
But the cold winter also made such a reduction seem silly.
Perhaps shutting off the lights and turning down the heat at the Department of Energy and Climate Change would help reduce those emissions.
Of course the cold winter also goes to show that climate change is natural, just as season change is. Everything in life changes.
Ancient Man knew this. Modern science? Well, there is no money to be made in telling the truth, is there?
Oh, jeez, not this again!!!
So hot weather is evidence of global warming. Cold winters are evidence of global warming. Heavy rain, hurricanes, tornadoes, whatever, are also evidence of global warming.
The earth has a fever, we have to stop the rise of the oceans and allow the planet to heal. And Nancy Pelosi said she has a planet to save. Although she didn’t say which planet.
the only way to stop it from happening is if we work hard to warm up the world
Guess they just need to push harder on those red buttons and blow up some more of those pesky people. (Allusion is to the 10:10 video "No Pressure".)
Those people trying to stay warm - what is wrong with people today.
I have incontoversial evidence that belly button lint causes Global Warming .... where’s my $200 Million grant?
So the Greens aren’t being environmentally responsible and freezing to death. Who wudda thunk it?
Cold winters cause global warming?....WTF?
I thought they said cows cause global warming!....
The fact is, the Earth is warming and warming fast. In the next 60 days, the average temperature will rise by at least 20 degrees.
Man made cold from snow in the winter. Some just call it winter.
Oh well, I guess it merited repeating. ;-)
Cold=hot, evil=good. The thinking of a reprobate mind. Romans 1.
Warm globally, cool locally!!!!! LOLOLOL!
Wear a sweater.
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