Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Fly me to the moon — and back | Worth Reading
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, head of U.N. global-warming cabal has jetted almost a half-million miles in 19 months preaching the Gospel According to St. Al. That’s the equivalent of going to the moon and back.

Naturally, this is the same guy who says ”hefty aviation taxes should be introduced to deter people from flying.”
History in the making? New museum takes first delivery of carbon neutral fuel
Bristol’s new city history museum is preparing to take its first delivery of wood pellets – fuel for the newly installed biomass boiler which the council hopes will reduce the museum’s carbon dioxide emissions.
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The wood fuel – while still releasing CO2 when burned – only emits the same amount of CO2 as was absorbed when the sourced trees were growing.
Flashback: Al Gore calls on world to burn less wood and fuel to curb 'black carbon' | Environment | guardian.co.uk
The world must burn less diesel and wood, Nobel peace prize-winner Al Gore said yesterday, as the soot produced is accelerating the melting of ice in polar and mountainous regions.
Climate Change [Fraud]: A must teach topic in public high schools - Philippine Information Agency
According to Education Supervisor I for Science and Health Glody D. Castillon, students need to have a good knowledge on climate change so that that they are ready and know what to do as the phenomenon affects everyone and the environment.

1 comment:

BenV said...

"The wood fuel – while still releasing CO2 when burned – only emits the same amount of CO2 as was absorbed when the sourced trees were growing."

I guess they aren't counting the machines that cut down the wood and made it into pellets as part of the carbon neutral claim.

Doesn't this statement apply to coal also? Coal is compressed plant matter. Isn't burning coal just releasing the CO2 that was absorbed when the plants were growing?