60 degrees in December just shouldn't happen. That's all I'm sayin'.
It feels very ominous, like there might be something to all of the hype. I know I know. Tell that to the folks still in the dark in Oklahoma. It still leaves me with a feeling of unease. Ignoring the fact of whether we're causing it or not, what if the world is getting warmer, and what if all of the chicken littles out there are right?
I actually embrace environmental causes if there is some rational thought behind it. For example, electric cars. What a completely pointless exercise. Where do you think the electricity comes from when you plug it into the wall? Pollution spewing power plants you tool. And a modern internal combustion engine spews about 1/1000th of the pollution and delivers 4 times the efficiency of a battery powered electric motor. Hybrids are a step in the right direction. But theres still the battery problem. They're full of toxic chemicals which are much more difficult and toxic to manufacture, use, and destroy at the end of their life. E85 ethanol? I can sort of see the attraction. Corn generated fuel. But what do you think that will do to food prices? And the stuff emits the same pollutants as fossil fuels, so what have you really gained?
Heres another problem I have. When did carbon dioxide become a pollutant? This stuff occurs in nature for crying out loud. Plants would die without it. If theres too much of it, why don't we just plant more trees?
My point? Is there one? Just that there is no shortage of hype, nonsense, and bullsh*t when it comes to environmentalism. I heard on the radio that I can donate money to some charity to offset my 'carbon footprint.' This has to be the most brilliant scam I've ever heard of, right up there with the thankfully forbidden practice of buying 'indulgences' in the Catholic church. If you're not familiar with it, you could donate money to your local clergyman and be forgiven for a myriad of sins. The more money, the more egregious the sin you could commit.
I guess I'm not ready to chain myself to a tree just yet. But I will recycle my water bottle.