Comments on: It Is Now Time To Praise Famous Men http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/ Questions through the veil of ignorance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:33:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Conjecturer » News Brief, Wave of Mutilation Edition http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24024 The Conjecturer » News Brief, Wave of Mutilation Edition Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:21:48 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24024 [...] Al Gore, despite making a movie about global warming and lecturing us all on the virtues of conservation, is a hypocrite: ignoring his routine use of private jets and armored SUVs, his own home in Nashville uses more electricity in one month than a typical single family home uses in an entire year. So I suppose he’s all about burdening the middle class with the hardships of conservation, but not himself. Congrats on that Oscar, buddy! [...] [...] Al Gore, despite making a movie about global warming and lecturing us all on the virtues of conservation, is a hypocrite: ignoring his routine use of private jets and armored SUVs, his own home in Nashville uses more electricity in one month than a typical single family home uses in an entire year. So I suppose he’s all about burdening the middle class with the hardships of conservation, but not himself. Congrats on that Oscar, buddy! [...]

]]> By: Don Surber » Blog Archive » The Jolly Green Hypocrite http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24019 Don Surber » Blog Archive » The Jolly Green Hypocrite Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:45:34 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24019 [...] Others weighing in: Sensible Mom, BlackSun (lefty), The Anchoress, Blue Crab Boulevard, Iowa Voice, Conservative Times, A Second Hand Conhecture, and Diggers Realm.    [...] [...] Others weighing in: Sensible Mom, BlackSun (lefty), The Anchoress, Blue Crab Boulevard, Iowa Voice, Conservative Times, A Second Hand Conhecture, and Diggers Realm.    [...]

]]> By: Lance http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24014 Lance Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:04:25 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24014 Hey Harun! I like the process of offsets, but it is in line with gradual change. It does not fit the actions of someone who threatens us with sea levels rising 20 feet. In addition it is questionable whether they even work scientifically. Offsets are supposed to be in addition to actual efforts to reduce carbon in Al Gore's world anyway. It is a regressive approach. That is fine if we have to do it, but it shows how easy it is for someone like Gore to ignore what it means to average people and uncritically embrace the types of policy proposals he advocates. He just dips into his wealth, others have to actually give up a lot, especially the poor. Hey Harun!

I like the process of offsets, but it is in line with gradual change. It does not fit the actions of someone who threatens us with sea levels rising 20 feet. In addition it is questionable whether they even work scientifically.

Offsets are supposed to be in addition to actual efforts to reduce carbon in Al Gore’s world anyway. It is a regressive approach. That is fine if we have to do it, but it shows how easy it is for someone like Gore to ignore what it means to average people and uncritically embrace the types of policy proposals he advocates. He just dips into his wealth, others have to actually give up a lot, especially the poor.

]]> By: Aaron http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24012 Aaron Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:55:16 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24012 Oh, and I also sometimes post as Harun...same person as me. Just for the record. Oh, and I also sometimes post as Harun…same person as me. Just for the record.

]]> By: Aaron http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24011 Aaron Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:53:51 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24011 We have several posts about this at NiHowdy, my group blog in Taiwan...I did the math and if I am not mistaken, you'd have to plant around 3 billion trees a year to cover our electricity usage alone through offsets. (yes there are other kinds than tree planting, but there are also other kinds of carbon emitting activities.) I do think that using offets is not quite as bad as indulgences or civil war draft substituion as it is at least quasi market based. We have several posts about this at NiHowdy, my group blog in Taiwan…I did the math and if I am not mistaken, you’d have to plant around 3 billion trees a year to cover our electricity usage alone through offsets. (yes there are other kinds than tree planting, but there are also other kinds of carbon emitting activities.)

I do think that using offets is not quite as bad as indulgences or civil war draft substituion as it is at least quasi market based.

]]> By: MichaelW http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2007/02/27/it-is-now-time-to-praise-famous-men/comment-page-1/#comment-24007 MichaelW Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:24:55 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=553#comment-24007 That really is pretty funny. That really is pretty funny.

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