THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: The Light Bulb Police

In classic doublespeak, the Department of Energy explains that outlawing incandescent bulbs will "empower consumers with lighting choices." Unless your choice is to buy the light bulb the government doesn't like. If Republicans can't understand the appeal of sparing Americans from the light bulb police, what are they good for?

Column - A lecture on emissions from the lady on the jet | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

These aren’t just cheap gotchas.

That the noisiest alarmists cannot live the carbon-neutral lives they demand of everyone else actually tells us one of two valuable things.

Either these people don’t believe their wild claims either, or they do not believe the pain of cutting emissions is worth the tiny gain.

Green burials are gaining traction in the Washington area - The Washington Post

There’s even a company that incorporates cremated remains into a “reef ball” that provides habitat for fish.
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To make a reef ball, cremated remains are mixed with concrete and shaped into a basketball-size “pearl” that weighs about 60 pounds. The pearl is affixed to a beehive-shaped concrete reef that weighs 650 to 4,000 pounds.

How Solid Is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?

Many scientists currently think at least 5 percent of humanity's carbon footprint comes from the concrete industry, both from energy use and the carbon dioxide (CO2) byproduct from the production of cement, one of concrete's principal components.