Global Warming, the Price of Energy & Obesity
Seems to me there's a direct correlation between the three and the lower the price of energy the more energy we consume, hence the more we contribute to global warming and the fatter we get. Yupe I said it: FAT! We are a nation of fat people and I'm no exception. I won't insult with you statistics as I know you hear the stats weekly if not daily.
The United States is the fattest nation on earth and we are in the top tier of per capitia energy consumption depending on the study. Our share of global warming is by far the biggest share because we act like consuming lots of oil and getting fat is in our best interests. Where the f&#@k did that idea come from? I could point fingers at mass market advertising that has brainwashed half the country into thinking that the more Big Macs they buy and the more they drive around in a gigantic pickup truck the sexier they will be or the bigger their d^&ks will get or the more popular they will be , but it's all b&*ls&^t. Shouldn't high school drama be reserved for those in grades nine to twelve?
What about putting the logic on the table?
Higher energy costs cause people to minimize oil (gas, coal, nuclear, etc) energy and use human energy. The more we use human energy to do the tasks that need doing in our lives, the more calories we burn. We loose weight, get in shape, have fewer heart attacks and strokes, and get to meet our neighbors.
The less oil/gas/coal/nuclear energy we use, the more we slow down the temperature increase that is happening. YES GW: Global Warming is caused by human beings burning non-human sources of energy. The more we relay on human energy, the more we make friends to help us carry, lift, haul, build and walk. The more friends we have the happier we will be (according to health study after health study).
This talk about finding cheap sources of energy is like trying to eat more and still loose weight. It ain't gonna happen.
As the old saying goes, "you can't get something for nothing."
The United States is the fattest nation on earth and we are in the top tier of per capitia energy consumption depending on the study. Our share of global warming is by far the biggest share because we act like consuming lots of oil and getting fat is in our best interests. Where the f&#@k did that idea come from? I could point fingers at mass market advertising that has brainwashed half the country into thinking that the more Big Macs they buy and the more they drive around in a gigantic pickup truck the sexier they will be or the bigger their d^&ks will get or the more popular they will be , but it's all b&*ls&^t. Shouldn't high school drama be reserved for those in grades nine to twelve?
What about putting the logic on the table?
Higher energy costs cause people to minimize oil (gas, coal, nuclear, etc) energy and use human energy. The more we use human energy to do the tasks that need doing in our lives, the more calories we burn. We loose weight, get in shape, have fewer heart attacks and strokes, and get to meet our neighbors.
The less oil/gas/coal/nuclear energy we use, the more we slow down the temperature increase that is happening. YES GW: Global Warming is caused by human beings burning non-human sources of energy. The more we relay on human energy, the more we make friends to help us carry, lift, haul, build and walk. The more friends we have the happier we will be (according to health study after health study).
This talk about finding cheap sources of energy is like trying to eat more and still loose weight. It ain't gonna happen.
As the old saying goes, "you can't get something for nothing."
posted by Karin Zirk at
7:11 AM
1 Comments:
I think I've lost about 10 pounds since I moved to New Mexico and stopped driving so much. I walk to school -- maybe 3/4 a mile each way, I walk to the grocery (it's only a block, but its almost a mile to the co-op) and I walk to the grad school student gatherings because they are usually in the neighborhood... so I think its a great thing.
but I still love my cute little red car :-) and I need it to do my Trader Joe's run and haul my recycling...
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