Why Is Anybody Trying?
May 8th, 2008 by Micah Tillman | 2 Comments |
(Speaking of religion and the environment . . . .)
Iain Murray writes, tongue-in-cheek:
Even the American homeless emit twice as much carbon dioxide as the world average, the wastrels.
He cites a new MIT study, reported by EPOnline:
“Regardless of income, there is a certain floor below which the individual carbon footprint of a person in the U.S. will not drop,” says Timothy Gutowski, professor of mechanical engineering . . . .
My favorite line from the EP article, however, was:
While it may seem surprising that even people whose lifestyles don’t appear extravagant–the homeless, monks, children–are responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, one major factor is the array of government services that are available to everyone in the United States.
Notice the word “responsible.” Let us all pause together and ponder this concept. Hmmmm . . . .
And then there’s this:
[T]he “floor” below which nobody in the U.S. can reach, no matter a person’s energy choices, turned out to be 8.5 tons . . . .
Remind you of Isaiah? Or Paul? Or Paul? Or Paul? Or Calvin?
It’s at this point that we need a Messiah to sweep in and offer us salvation by grace through faith, since we can do nothing to help ourselves.
Yay! That was post number 50 under the new system!
I have the solution to global warming and reducing our “carbon footprint”: all humans should stop breathing. Makes sense to me.
:P