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The emergency exits

Saturday September 6th, 2008. 8:05 am by frog

A warning message that more than just America needs to be listening to, rather than reading cheap airport novels.

hat tip: Celcias

frog says

Posted in Environment & Resource Management | Video | by frog | Sat, September 6th, 2008 |

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7 Responses to “The emergency exits”

  1. phil u Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 8:11 am

    those wanting some palin news could go here..

    http://whoar.co.nz/?s=palin

    i’ve just done an add-up..

    ..and there’s forty stories/links on palin..

    whoar..!

    ..eh..?

    (gives you a sorta more complete picture than the herald international page..

    ..and that regurgitatd rightwing ‘talking-points’ coupla minutes on our telly news..

    ..eh..?

    ..phil(whoar.co.nz)

  2. eredwen Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 9:34 am

    Great !

  3. jh Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 11:42 am

    If it wasn’t for the US some other country would be the biggest consumer.

  4. paranoid peter Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    America is not the only country locked in the growth model but they get all the heat.
    Anyway this data is from 2000 but it is still relevant.

    Measured on a per-unit-of-oil-consumed scale, the U.S. produces less GHG than every other major developed or developing nation except Japan (we’re on a par with militantly green Germany). While consuming 25.4% of the world’s oil in 2000, we emitted only 20.6% of the GHGs. Compare that to China’s 6.5% of world oil consumption versus 14.8% of the GHGs (2.8 times as much as the U.S. per unit of oil consumed); India’s 3.0% consumption versus 5.5% GHG (2.26 times as much as the U.S. per barrel); and Russia’s 3.5% consumption versus 5.7% GHG (more than twice as much per unit as the U.S.).

  5. jh Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    From Planetzen:
    Can he stop the sprawl that’s eating Hong Kong’s harbor?

    Scolded by his mother for ruining her view, Winston Chu took up the battle to save Victoria Harbor. Fourteen years, 1,300 acres, and a death threat later, he’s succeeding.

    http://features.csmonitor.com/backstory/2008/09/03/can-he-stop-the-spr awl-thats-eating-hong-kong%E2%80%99s-harbor/

  6. phil u Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    this is funny..”if leaders were cars..”

    “..The ‘Jeanette Fitzsimons’ - Petite and fuel-efficient, the Jeanette Fitzsimons is available only in green.

    In place of a rear seat the Jeanette Fitzsimons has a composting toilet and organic hothouse.

    Has a 1970s confrontation-avoidance system ..that tries to negotiate with other cars for the best possible outcome.

    The Jeanette Fitzsimons works best on country roads where there’s space for all vehicles;..

    ..less successful on the streets of Wellington.

    Has been frequently run over by the Helen Clark..”

    Currently lacks mass appeal..http://whoar.co.nz/2008/if-leaders-were-cars/

    phil(whoar.co.nz)

  7. bigblukiwi Says:
    September 8th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    paranoid peter - so just ’cause the US isn’t as bad as the worst then all’s OK then ?

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