21 May 09 Fat people are killing the planet!
Al Gore: an environmental hazard.
LONDON (Reuters) – Overweight people eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car, making excess body weight doubly bad for the environment, according to a study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
“When it comes to food consumption, moving about in a heavy body is like driving around in a gas guzzler,” and food production is a major source of greenhouse gases, researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in their study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
“We need to be doing a lot more to reverse the global trend toward fatness, and recognize it as a key factor in the battle to reduce (carbon) emissions and slow climate change,” the British scientists said.
Tags: al gore, climate change, environment, global warming
19 May 09 House panel to begin debating climate change bill
photo by Jeff Belmonte as shown at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbelmonte/10765458/
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers were set on Tuesday to begin wrangling over a climate change bill aimed at reducing carbon dioxide and other pollutants with Republicans objecting that the legislation would burden the economy with higher energy costs.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee was digging in for several days of arduous debate over the Democrats’ 932-page bill. Chairman Henry Waxman has predicted his panel will have enough Democratic support for approval this week.
But first, Republicans are expected to try to surgically remove the heart of the proposal — the establishment of a “cap and trade” system that would gradually reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that utilities, steelmakers, oil refineries and other companies could emit.
President Barack Obama has put climate control legislation at the top of his agenda and would like to see significant progress by December, when world leaders meet in Copenhagen to consider coordinated steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Our economy is suffering, we are squandering billions of dollars to feed our addiction on foreign oil and our environment is overheating,” Waxman said during legislator’s opening statements on the bill on Monday.
With its mandate to reduce emissions 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, Waxman said the bill would shore up the U.S. economy by encouraging new high-tech jobs while avoiding the ecological disasters linked to global warming.
Republicans predicted energy costs would skyrocket under the bill and they have reportedly prepared hundreds of amendments to try to modify the Democratic bill.
Joe Barton, the senior Republican on the committee, warned Waxman: “You are about to embark on an episode of putting the entire American economy, which is the world’s largest, through an absolute economic wringer.”
Even so, with a 36-23 majority in the committee, Democrats are likely to defeat Republicans’ moves to kill cap and trade.
Under cap and trade, an ever-decreasing number of carbon pollution permits would be available and companies that still lack the technology to meet the lower pollution requirements could buy more permits from companies that no longer need their full quotas.
(Editing by Chris Wilson)
Tags: Barack Obama, emissions, Energy, environment, overhearting, Republicans, Reuters, Washinton
12 May 09 Forget Daylight savings, think of the PARROTS!
copyright Globeopoly - 2009
With Daylight savings drastically affecting the well-being of human beings. Little thought and compassion seems to be for the prestigious parrots. The parrots natural lighting and daily food structure will be effected. Why does no-one think of the parrots? Human’s are selfish by nature and this shows when you look at this picture, you will feel what I feel no doubt.
Not only will Daylight savings effect the parrots, there will be Road’s being closed. You think the parrots don’t know the roads will be closed early morning. Pull your heads in people and think about the natural environment and not just your selfish lifestyle. Parrots and roads closing go together like cheese and salmon. Be careful what you wish for. This future if in your hands, the power is yours… go PLANET!
Tags: cheese, closed, day light savings, effect, environment, food structure, humans, lighting, natural, nature, parrots, planet, poor, road, salmon
