Gore Movie Contains ‘One of the Single Stupidest Statements Ever Put on Film’

NewsBusters ^ | August 16, 2007 | Noel Sheppard |

[george76]

Though Austin Chronicle writer Robert Bryce is likely not a household name, his column published in Thursday's Energy Tribune is a must-read for all anthropogenic global warming skeptics.

In "Al Gore's Zero Emissions Makes Zero Sense," Bryce not only skewered the Global Warmingist in Chief's schlockumentary "An Inconvenient Truth," but he also deliciously mocked all the sycophant devotees of the former vice president that have failed to recognize the obvious as they tour the country professing imminent planetary doom at the hands of a naturally occurring gas that happens to be a necessity to all forms of life.

With that in mind, Bryce marvelously began with one of the world's greatest truisms (emphasis added throughout):

It is the nature of civilization to use energy and it's the nature of liberalism to feel bad about it.

Honestly, have you ever heard any statement that better describes this whole debate?

Fortunately, Bryce wasn't even warmed up yet:

Here's my review: it is an overly simplistic look at a complex problem and it concludes with one of the single stupidest statements ever put on film. Yes, that's harsh criticism. But it's the right one, given that just before the final credits, in a segment addressing what individuals can do about global warming, the following line appears onscreen: "In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero."

This statement is so blatantly absurd that I am still stunned, weeks after watching Gore's movie, that none of the dozens of smart people involved in the production of the movie - including, particularly, Gore himself - paused to wonder aloud something to the effect of, "Hey, what about breathing? Don't we produce carbon dioxide through respiration?"

The answer, is yes, we do. Thus, by including the claim that you can "reduce your carbon emissions to zero" the film's producers might as well have hung a sign around Gore's neck that says "I'm an idiot."

Does that mean all of the folks that are buying Gore's snake oil must also be wearing such a sign around their necks?

Regardless of the answer, the reader is encouraged to review the entire piece for more chuckles.

[george76]

"In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero."

"Hey, what about breathing? Don't we produce carbon dioxide through respiration?"

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[george76]

Al Gore’s Zero Emissions Makes Zero Sense

It is the nature of civilization to use energy and it’s the nature of liberalism to feel bad about it.

http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=581

[KarlInOhio]

"Hey, what about breathing? Don't we produce carbon dioxide through respiration?"

The plan of some in the radical environmentalist movement is to put that to an end.

[FReepaholic]

..."In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero."...

Actually, that's a true statement.

We CAN reduce our carbon emissions to zero: we can commit suicide.

Which is exactly what the enviro-wackos want. They want Man to die out and leave "Gaia" to herself and her critters.

[Red Badger]

Reduce you carbon emissions to zero, here drink this grape kool-aid.............

[xcamel]

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[Puppage]

It is the nature of civilization to use energy and it's the nature of liberalism to feel bad about it.

Ah, yes...feeeeeeeeelings

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

As Keynes pointed out, in the long run, we'll all reduce our carbon emissions to zero.

[cogitator]

If a person is gaining weight, then he/she is a carbon sink. We burn carbon for energy (raise your hands if you've heard of the Krebs cycle), and CO2 is the byproduct. If not all the energy consumed by the ingestion of food is burned, we gain weight. A human that has a static weight is carbon neutral. Only a human who is losing weight has carbon emissions (not just breathing, BTW) exceeding intake.

Think about it. And it would clearly indicate that Gore has recently been a carbon sink, physiologically speaking!!!

But the smartypants Bryce, and Sheppard for promoting his column, aren't necessarily right about this. In fact, they're mostly wrong. Typical science illiteracy. I might even have to email him.

[ClearCase_guy]

The Democrats have been promoting a Culture of Death for years. But they rarely tell us all to Drop Dead quite so blatantly.

[ripley]

“in fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero.”

another brilliant observation from onanism central.

[joebuck]

"In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero."

Yes, it can be done.....but there's a really big downside.

[kabar]

Each time you exhale you plant a tree or pay a carbon tax, which thus reduces your carbon emissions to zero.

[onevoter]

“In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero.”

Ok, you first!

[philman_36]

Does that mean all of the folks that are buying Gore's snake oil must also be wearing such a sign around their necks?
Here's your sign.../Foxworthy

[M Kehoe]

Yes, it can be done.....but there's a really big downside.

True, not only kill all humans, but kill all plant life (and for those in Rio Linda and PBC), plants must have CO2

5.56mm

[rod1]

More stupid than the “official” explantion that a distraught Vince Foster decided to go for a walk in a park he had never visited before in his entire life to anyone’s knowledge?

[RepublitarianRoger]

Reduce you carbon emissions to zero, here drink this grape kool-aid............

Actually, your dead body would emit methane and hydrogen sulfide. Embalming reduces this and retards the process, but doesn't stop it completely.

The only true way to emit zero carbon would be to have never been born in the first place.

[Red Badger]

Hence, my tagline..........

[Chode]

Ohhh Woe is me... why's everybody pickin on me???