[It's a religion, all right]: To Hell With The Consequences

This seems to be why we cannot really confront the devil of global warming that is being fed by every dollar we spend.

Scat « the Air Vent

Wait a minute, it takes a lot of land to raise beef naturally yet it’s greener. I wonder how much land it would take to free roam all the cows in production. Hmm.
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Apparently there were 1.37 billion cattle in the world in 2003 HERE. So we need about 4.11 billion acres of grassland to graze them all which converts to about 6.4 million square miles. Not too bad except the United States is 3.7 million square miles. Doh!

Global Warming By: Sheryl Crow -

I am concerned that we have risen to such heights of arrogance in our refusal to acknowledge that our earth is rapidly changing in ways that might affect us catastrophically but instead, we hold steadfast to our belief that nothing can happen to us as a people.

How to Speak Like a Green - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Remember how "reduce our dependence on foreign oil" turned out not to mean in any way shape or form what it connoted — producing more domestic oil — and wasn't about "foreign oil" at all? Instead, that whole "foreign" thing was thrown in as a presumably poll-tested distraction? Well, any time they're pressed on the economic facts, Greens turn out that the mantra of "green jobs" in similar fashion — in this case, with the extra word being "jobs." But this isn't about the jobs — it's the green agenda wrapped up in something that — who knows? — just might fool or soothe enough voters to get passed into law.

The good news: When an opposing movement can't answer a simple question without playing games, you know you might be on the right side of the issue, even if you know nothing else.