A Little Eco-Humor

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Speaking of Hummers, perhaps it is environmentally responsible to buy one and squash a Prius with it. The Prius hybrid is, of course, fuel-efficient. There are, however, environmental costs to mining and smelting (in Canada) 1,000 tons a year of zinc for the battery-powered second motor, and the shipping of the zinc 10,000 miles -- trailing a cloud of carbon dioxide -- to Wales for refining and then to China for turning it into the component that is then sent to a battery factory in Japan.

-- George F. Will for The Washington Post

A little eco-humor by George Will. I have to keep it.

Obviously, we are still grappling with what to do about global warming. The real problem, I imagine, is our consumer culture and how well we have internalized it. Not many of us want less, but such a high-running economy has its environmental costs. It's a real problem. Maybe only technological breakthroughs are the only real answer. Though, that's not to say that we should act indifferently to the environment, as we should take reasonable measures to do things more cleanly, but this will only take us so far.

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A Little Eco-Humor

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Speaking of Hummers, perhaps it is environmentally responsible to buy one and squash a Prius with it. The Prius hybrid is, of course, fuel-efficient. There are, however, environmental costs to mining and smelting (in Canada) 1,000 tons a year of zinc for the battery-powered second motor, and the shipping of the zinc 10,000 miles -- trailing a cloud of carbon dioxide -- to Wales for refining and then to China for turning it into the component that is then sent to a battery factory in Japan.

-- George F. Will for The Washington Post

A little eco-humor by George Will. I have to keep it.

Obviously, we are still grappling with what to do about global warming. The real problem, I imagine, is our consumer culture and how well we have internalized it. Not many of us want less, but such a high-running economy has its environmental costs. It's a real problem. Maybe only technological breakthroughs are the only real answer. Though, that's not to say that we should act indifferently to the environment, as we should take reasonable measures to do things more cleanly, but this will only take us so far.

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God Hates Monk?

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Here is a celebration of how God hates the world. I'm often not sure if things like this are real (done by religious fundamentalists) or parody (done by people making fun of religious fundamentalists).

God Hates Monk?

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Here is a celebration of how God hates the world. I'm often not sure if things like this are real (done by religious fundamentalists) or parody (done by people making fun of religious fundamentalists).

A Colorful Take on the Imus Controversy

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"It's a completely different scenario. [Rappers] are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about ho's that's in the 'hood that ain't doing shit, that's trying to get a nigga for his money. These are two separate things. First of all, we ain't no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls. We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them muthafuckas say we in the same league as him."

-- Snoop Dogg

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A Colorful Take on the Imus Controversy

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"It's a completely different scenario. [Rappers] are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about ho's that's in the 'hood that ain't doing shit, that's trying to get a nigga for his money. These are two separate things. First of all, we ain't no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls. We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them muthafuckas say we in the same league as him."

-- Snoop Dogg

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