December 2, 2007
SAVE THE PLANET, DRINK FASTER (via John Resnick):
Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet (AP, November 30, 2007)
Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.The government-commissioned study says the old, inefficient "beer fridges" that one in three Canadian households use to store their Molson and Labatt's contribute significantly to global warming by guzzling gas- and coal-fired electricity.
"People need to understand the impact of their lifestyles," British environmental consultant Joanna Yarrow tells New Scientist magazine. "Clearly the environmental implications of having a frivolous luxury like a beer fridge are not hitting home. This research helps inform people — let's hope it has an effect."
Frivolous? Communist. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 2, 2007 11:04 AM
Communist only because their prudery isn't your prudery.
Besides, we need to blame Canada more often.
Here we have a country where it is below 'beer temperature' for over 50% of the year, and no one has invented a system where fridges could import air from the outside for these months.
Some one get right on that. This ain't rocket science.
OJ, are you calling the writer a "communist," or the Canadian(s).
If you lived in Canada, you'd have a beer fridge too. What else is there to do?
Posted by: Bruno at December 2, 2007 3:10 PMThe population of Canada is only 33 million people. Frankly, that many [few] people don't contribute much of anything to the world--not even to "global warning".
Posted by: ray at December 2, 2007 5:59 PM