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May 27, 2008
save the Rhinos!
No, I don't mean the Republicans In Name Only. I mean real rhinoceroses. According to Michael Miersch (one of Germany's most prominent writers on ecological matters), efforts to stop "Global Warming" are endangering not only Rhinos, but many other forms of wildlife living in rain forest areas being burned down and replanted for biodiesel production: In order to meet the European demand for biofuels, companies in Indonesia and Malaysia are burning down rain forests and planting oil palms in the enormous spaces thus cleared for cultivation. As a consequence, hundreds of rare species -- among them, the Sumatran tiger, the orangutan, and the Sumatran rhino -- are losing their habitats. European hysteria about the climate is having the paradoxical effect of destroying a treasure trove of biodiversity.Read it all. Naturally, the burning emits "huge amounts of carbon dioxide," and I'm sure it won't take long for biodiesel to be condemned by environmentalists as worse than fossil fuels. Time and time again I have seen environmentalists demand that society implement "solutions" only to later discover they are worse than the problem. Remember the inane 1970s "Split wood, not atoms" slogan? It's becoming a crime to burn wood, because of the emissions. Windmills, anyone? Not only do they chop up endangered raptors, but -- get this -- more climate-warming carbon dioxide is produced in the manufacture, installation and maintenance of the turbines than they save by generating "green" power over their expected lifetime.Nice environmental planning, eh? Im similar fashion, MTBE gasoline additives turned out to cause cancer, and CFLs emit mercury. I'm sure there are many other examples of environmentalist "cures" which turned out to be worse than the disease. Wasn't it bad enough when we had to save the endangered rhinos from the Asian aphrodisiac industry and Yemeni dagger merchants? Well, now it's time to save the rhinos from the environmental wackos! It's just a small part of their master plan to destroy the planet in order to save it. posted by Eric on 05.27.08 at 10:28 AM
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Yes and now that the Polar Bear population has doubled in the last 25 years it is now classed as endangered!!! Hugh · May 27, 2008 01:12 PM Note that they're taling particularly about *home* wind turbines. The numbers for larger wind turbines, installed in locations selected for good wind qualities, might be much better. I agree with the general point, though. david foster · May 27, 2008 05:35 PM You're wrong. The media told me so. Joseph Sixpack · May 28, 2008 08:41 AM Post a comment
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