Al Gore could lose a few stones too...........

First it’s the impending Ice Age then it’s Global Warming and now it’s the catch all “climate change.” I think it’s all a bunch of b.s. Having said that, however, I find nothing wrong with conserving our natural resources and treating our planet with respect and reverence. I recycle. I try to ride my bike to work every once in a while. I don’t litter. Clear cutting pisses me off. I keep my heat low in the winter the air conditioning low in the summer. I see no need to be wasteful. But I don’t believe the hysteria of global warming. There have been plenty of reputable scientists who have refuted global warming but you never hear about them because the news media and the Hollywood beautiful people know better than the trained and educated scientists. And Al Gore doesn’t fit into any of those categories. Who the hell is that guy anyway?

This article has to take the cake though, on true idiocy. I do think obesity is a big problem and I’m not disputing that there are serious health issues related to obesity that ultimately raises health care costs for everyone. This is not about that. This is finding yet another scapegoat. The beautiful people all have personal trainers and are skinny so they can have their righteous indignation while blaming others (for a problem that, again, I don’t necessarily think exists).

Fatties cause global warming
By BEN JACKSON
Environment Editor
Published: 21 Apr 2009
THE rising number of fat people was yesterday blamed for global warming.

Scientists warned that the increase in big-eaters means more food production — a major cause of CO2gas emissions warming the planet. Overweight people are also more likely to drive, adding to environmental damage.
Lard help us ... overweight must eat less for planet. Dr Phil Edwards, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “Moving about in a heavy body is like driving in a gas guzzler.” Each fat person is said to be responsible for emitting a tonne more of climate-warming carbon dioxide per year than a thin one. It means an extra BILLION TONNES of CO2 a year is created, according to World Health Organisation estimates of overweight people.
The scientists say providing extra grub for them to guzzle adds to carbon emissions that heat up the world, melting polar ice caps, raising sea levels and killing rain forests.
The environmental impact of fat humans is made even worse because they are more likely to travel by car — another major cause of carbon emissions.
And researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say wealthy nations like the US and Britain are getting fatter by the decade. Dr Phil Edwards said: “Food production accounts for about one fifth of greenhouse gases. “We need to do a lot more to reverse the global trend towards fatness. It is a key factor in the battle to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change. “It is time we took account of the amount we are eating. This is about over-consumption by the wealthy countries. And the world demand for meat is increasing to match that of Britain and America. It is also much easier to get in your car and pick up a pint of milk than to take a walk.”
The study by Dr Edwards and colleague Ian Roberts is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Dr Edwards went on: “We are not just pointing the finger at fat people. All populations are getting fatter and it has an impact on the environment.
“UK health surveys estimate fatness has increased from an average body mass index of 26 to 27 in the last ten years. That’s equivalent to about half a stone for every person.”
Anyone with a BMI above 25 is overweight, while more than 30 is obese. A staggering 40 per cent of Americans are obese, among 300 million worldwide. Australian Professor Paul Zimmet predicted a disastrous obesity pandemic back in 2006. And Oxfam warned yesterday that the number of people hit by climate-related disasters will soar by more than half in the next six years to 375million.
The impact of more storms, floods and droughts could overwhelm aid organisations. Sun doctor Carol Cooper said last night: “I’m not sure which came first, people getting fat and driving or the other way around. It is true fat people eat more food than average. “A few obese people have a hormone problem, although most simply don’t use enough calories and eat too many. But making them feel guilty antagonises them and may not help.”