Posted on 06/03/2008 5:38:42 PM PDT by Viking2002
Thousands of Americans are pledging to fire up their charcoal barbecue grills, bask in the infinite glow of numerous incandescent light bulbs, shun recycling of any kind and take spontaneous road trips in gas-guzzling vehicles to increase their personal carbon output – all in protest of the Senate debate over a bill calling for a "cap-and-trade" system.
Grassfire, one of the nation's fastest-growing grassroots organizations, has declared June 12 Carbon Belch Day and is enlisting citizens to expel more than 100 million pounds of CO2 to combat climate alarmist propaganda and to take a stand against a "$1.2 trillion carbon tax."
"We wanted to point out the absurdity of the climate alarmism of Al Gore and others who want to make us feel bad for just about everything we do and rally people for the battle over the carbon tax which is now under way in the Senate," Grassfire president Steve Elliott told WND. "We really plan to engage lots of citizens who have been under carbon-footprint guilt for far too long and give citizens an opportunity to make a statement that we reject climate alarmism. We're not going to stand for this carbon tax."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
“I think I’ll burn a few tires in celebration. We’ve had a cold spring up here.”
Here too! I have some scrap lumber, brush & old tires that I have been saving for some reason. Now I know what.
I just got bit by a mosquito. I wonder if we could get extra points by spraying with DDT?
Ever take that conical poultry rack that comes with it, and stick it on the top charcoal stack, then step back and look at it? I swear it looks like some old Soviet Venus lander from the 1970's. LOL I was thinking about putting a blinking red light on it at night to see how many neighborhood moonbats called the cops. LMAO :-)
I’m going to invite Manbearpig to my barbeque!
Let’s rack up those carbon debits folks!
* Cease all ethanol production. It takes away from food production and the unintended consequence is higher food costs. As diesel prices go up, the cost of farming tips the balance of cost to make ethanol a bad idea. Just say "no" to ethanol! Even Jimmy Carter says that diverting farm production from food to fuel is dumb – even HE gets it. This will create only ONE "blend" of gasoline and will cease regional "boutique" blends (gasohols) which are stupid, costly, and meaningless. Trucking custom blends around the country is wasteful. Ethanol blends get fewer miles to the gallon, and adds to the cost of production and transportation. Newer cars do not need oxygenated fuels.
* Lift the restrictions in order to drill for oil in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and other sites in the CONUS as a matter of national security.
* Encourage the petro industry to construct state-of-the-art refineries and/or retrofit current and dormant ones and crank up production for our newly-accessed oil in the CONUS.
* Make all “carbon credit” scams unlawful. Discrediting Algore should have been a slam-dunk a long time ago. Stop electing Reps who buy into the Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change Hoax. CO2 is not our enemy!
* Construct SEVERAL, regional Pebble-Bed Modular Reactors (or other similar modern designs) that are not considered "breeders", are rechargeable, and cleaner than any current nuclear generator design. Breeders are OK, but PBMR's are better. DO SOMETHING NUCLEAR to resolve energy problems.
* Use the residual heat from the reactors above to process motor fuel from coal and/or shale. Even though Clinton "stole" some of the best coal reserves, we still have a lot to use.
* Become independent enough to make the cartels (i.e. OPEC) inconsequential.
* Convince local taxing bodies to lift or cap the sales tax on gasoline so that as gas prices go up, the local tax collectors don’t see a windfall revenue jump at the expense of the consumer. The Federal government could compel the states (and locals) to cap the fuel taxes.
If you squint real hard, and read between the lines, the ‘manifesto’ will require the dismissal of all RINOs and LibDems and the election of some clear-minded conservatives to even consider any of the above.
I’ve been keeping the boat at half-throttle to save on fuel. I’ll be sure to open it up that weekend to celebrate this wonderful new holiday.
Only John McCain can save our global planet! Go, John McCain, GO!
Go dig a hole to China and jump in.
I’ll take my Corvette down to the store and buy a can of beans.
Then I’ll eat the beans...
Slacker!
You must have one of the new fuel-efficient ones!
Awww, c'mon; it isn't THAT difficult. I'm not smoking any cigars, or drinking any beer, and the BBQ is on a gas grill. Heck, I'm not going boating or flying, either. All I'm doing is driving 115 miles, hosting a steak BBQ for 10, and answering "Yes" to all but the cigar question.
Anyone taking an airline flight oughta be able to blow my paltry 279 pound CO2 contribution into a cocked hat, 'cuz if I throw in a 400 mile airling flight, my "BELCH" mushrooms to a whopping 712 pounds of CO2.
So, let's get BUSY, folks. Who's got a business trip on that day? Let's see how many airline miles we can convert to CO2 in dishonor of algore.
...;0)
Bump....
How about a nice big bonfire, too? I know where the starter
for that is. Graphite and anodized aluminum impregnated microwave absorber foam cones mounted on 4’ X 8’ plywood. 4 each. Just throw all your scrap wood and garbage on top of the layout. That stuff burns hot, halfway to thermite. Put old couches and various furnature on there too. Maybe that will have to be done in the desert.
Maybe I’ll burn some tires.
wow, I ended up with 786...no flying, but a killer fishing trip. We live in Alaska, we dont recycle on any day of the week, we have a fire in the wood stove almost every day of the year. we cook out almost every day of the year...yes in -20 too! we have most of the lights on throughout the day, and Ive got a backup generator too!. I dont have a lawn, so I had to beg off on mowing, but I brew my own beer and have 10 gallons fermenting as we speak, bubbling happily. Emmitting nothing other than pure co2! OH and count me in on the cigars!
I like to burn tires too. I've found that stuffing them with plastic bottles full of drain oil makes a better and more satisfying fire than tires alone. Give it a try.
LOL! Throw them in some dumpster, splash a pint of acetone on them. And drop a match in. Get away quickly to a safe distance to angellicly observe you're results. That is going to stink up a large area with black smoke. You may see this on TV from Denver in August.
I'm not sure about the recycling thing, but the rest is doable. Should be great for moral, lol.
Okay, I was laughing so hard I nearly spit out my Stella Artois reading that.
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