Fight Global Warming. Kill Your Dog.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091220/sc_afp/lifestyleclimatewarminganimalsfood
I think that as stories like this become more and more prevalent, people might start to question how hard they are willing to go to fight anthropogenic global warming. I feel quite strongly that those dedicated to “saving the planet” are fighting a losing battle. Instead of a win-win, its a lose-lose. Not only are they not going to get humans to return to hunter/gatherer status to actually cut carbon emissions to a level that can affect the planet (or so we are told we ought to), but in the process of trying to cut emissions at least some, it is just going to cost a lot in lost productivity, money or quality of life. All of it without really changing global warming all that much. Or will it? Oh, right. No one really knows.
In other news, the Washinton DC metro area just had the biggest December snowstorm on record.
[...] warming. In the article, it links to an article about James Lovelock, with whom I apparently share some opinions. Those being that if global warming is happening because of human activity (I think he is more [...]