How I Plan to Celebrate Earth Hour
Tonight, as I am sure you're all aware, is Earth Hour. I hope you all intend to take this event as seriously as I shall. First, I shall raid my attic for my last stash of rarer-than-hen's-teeth incandescent light bulbs - you know, the kind without mercury in them; the kind that lights up a room; the kind that doesn't give you headaches - and plug them into every available socket. Then, during Earth Hour, I shall light up my house like a Christmas tree, while turning on every conceivable electrical appliance, perhaps even to the point of opening my freezer door and melting the ice with a blow heater.
Yes, I know - what with the price of electricity these days, due to all those eco tariffs - that this will cost me a great deal of money. But that's the kind of guy I am. I'm doing it not for me but for the Children of Tomorrow. I want them to have a future, a meaningful future with jobs, and a functioning economy and power on demand rather than rationed according to the whim of some Lisa-Jackson-style Eco Commissar.
What worries me at the moment is that though we rationalists and realists are winning every battle we fight against the enviro-loons, we still seem to be losing the war. Note, for example, how they keep changing the terms of the debate. First it was "global warming" we had to worry about. Then, when global warming stopped in 1998, it turned into "climate change". Then, "global climate disruption." Now, apparently, the new buzz phrase is "global weirding."
Yep, that should cover them nicely for a while: whatever strange thing the weather does at any point, anywhere in the world, that's yet more proof that man is harming the planet and that the only solution is more tax, regulation, wind factories, Solyndra-style boondoggles, Chevy Volts, etc.
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Oct '10
Re: How I Plan to Celebrate Earth Hour
I just LOVE the thought: Here in the People's Republic of Del Mar, I plan to turn on ever light we have and then drive by the houses of a few of our Commissars to see if they have gone dark.
Mar '11
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You ought not ridicule other peoples religion.
Oct '11
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Casey: Come on guys, is it really so much to ask to dial down for one hour? Your responses show exactly why we are losing the war. We need to show some sensitivity to the plight of the Earth or we'll never be taken seriously!
For my part, I've asked my cow to hold her flatulence for one hour. · 12 hours ago
The planet is not in "plight". The planet is doing just fine. People may be in trouble, but good old Terra will soldier on with constantly fluctuating climate as has happened since it's formation. Most of the life forms that have ever been are extinct. Most that are around now will go extinct. They will be replaced as has happened before. The planet doesn't care. Loosen up and enjoy the ride because there is zero we can do about it with our current technology. By the way, there is strong evidence that carbon dioxide increase is caused by global warming rather than the other way around.
Dec '10
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Took my own advice and prepared a nice pot of Beef/Lentil soup for the family last evening. It worked!
Jan '11
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I forgot about it.
May '11
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I went down to my Dungeon workshop, I cranked up the heat turned on all the lights, then I proceeded to cut up some boards on my 3Hp SawStop using my 5 Hp dust collector while smoking a fine robusto cigar listening to Radio Free Delingpole on podcast at maximum volume!! It was a great hour!
Mar '11
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Fastflyer
Casey: Come on guys, is it really so much to ask to dial down for one hour? Your responses show exactly why we are losing the war. We need to show some sensitivity to the plight of the Earth or we'll never be taken seriously!
For my part, I've asked my cow to hold her flatulence for one hour. · 12 hours ago
The planet is not in "plight". The planet is doing just fine. People may be in trouble, but good old Terra will soldier on with constantly fluctuating climate as has happened since it's formation. Most of the life forms that have ever been are extinct. Most that are around now will go extinct. They will be replaced as has happened before. The planet doesn't care. Loosen up and enjoy the ride because there is zero we can do about it with our current technology. By the way, there is strong evidence that carbon dioxide increase is caused by global warming rather than the other way around. · 5 hours ago
I don't actually own a flatulent cow.
Jan '12
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Quoting Ross McKitrick,