Join Me
For drinks.
Kidding.
Of course, not really. I'm always up for tequila. But right now I'm talking about a 7-step climate change campaign with Greenpeace. We are starting with lightbulbs, but it's about energy efficiency generally.
So join me.
Greenpeace proposes an "Energy Revolution" to save the world from catastrophic climate change. Half of it is about saving the power we use. And this campaign is about people like us helping to outlaw products that waste energy. Every week, for seven weeks, Greenpeace sends out an email with instructions how to campaign effectively for energy efficiency.
Every ton of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere, every coal burning power plant built and every energy wasting lightbulb installed makes it harder for us to stop climate change. Each one is one more thing we'll need to undo. Better to do it right the first time.
Let's start an energy revolution!
Seriously, it's better than watching Bravo and complaining about your thighs.
Isn't it?
h/t Chelsie
posted by kate @ 3:41 PM
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8 Comments:
I'm all for changing light-bulbs. In fact I'm switching over my house slowly but surely to less wasteful bulbs. And that's a good thing.
But then I go and read up on Greenpeace's stance on nuclear power... Just where do these folks get their information. Front and center is the "no reactor is inherently safe" nonsense. The newest reactors safety features RUN ON GRAVITY! So, unless you think that the Earth's gravity is going to fail, WTF?
And the rest of their "justification" is circular. The amount of power generated by nuclear is low because of politics. The refusal of the UN to recognize nuclear as a beneficial is because of politics. Headed by Greenpeace's efforts. It's not because it's not safe, it's not because of cost, hell, it's not even because of waste disposal.
The waste issue can be resolved. If we're allowed to convert some useless desert into a storage facility.
Nuclear power is a stepping stone people. We don't want to use it forever. But if we can turn our electric generation capacity onto nuclear for a few decades then we can reduce dependence on foreign oil, 0 green-house gases will be emitted, and driving your plug-in electric car will actually be good for the environment.
Arrrgg... I'm infuriated now.
My only question is how to get all of the nuclear waste to the useless desert land. How is that safely and securely transported?
From my time in the Army, I wouldn't trust the military to head up that operation...
I think that only leaves one group that could possibly do something of this nature...halliburton!
I have a question - who says the desert is useless?!! We have a fragile ecosystem, people, and everything kind of works together. So I'm not at all convinced the desert is unnecessary.
Christ.
And Jeff, I'd think you'd be hard pressed to find any group you agree with a hundred percent. And that's a good thing. So focus on what brings you together with Greenpeace. And work for the common good. The rest can get worked out.
And Halliburton - that made me laugh.
In honor of this, I'm flying my plane with the wife and kids this weekend on a short vacation to see family. When I get home, I will consider planting a tree, and then won't do it because I've got better things to do.
coughBuddyHollycough
Now now Kate, don't be evil.
Danny, how about in these?
I'm in a f**king mood lately.
Okay, I couldn't find out exactly what the seven steps are and I'm hesitant to sign up for anything that sounds like I might eventually be asked to put my energy needs in the hands of a "higher power".
Nuclear power has come a long way in terms of safety and, if you get right down to it, no source of energy is completely safe or byproduct free. Perhaps widespread nuclear reactors and their resulting waste would be the catalyst needed to build a space elevator, crawl the hell out of this gravity well, fling the green goo at the sun for a vanishingly small cost and get to colonizing up in this piece.
Space Elevator NOW!
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