Things That Make You Say Duh, Vol 4

"If you have an old forest on the ground, it's probably better to leave it there than to cut it"

The quote comes from a report showing that old growth forests absorb more carbon dioxide than they release into the atmosphere. There are a hell of a lot of other reasons to keep old growth forests around, but if this one will have an effect on decisions of whether to save old growth forests, then great.

If the forests get cut down, I guess we can always get the hippies to come and cry over the dead trees. Do you think that crying hippies are carbon sinks or carbon sources?

Source: AP

Things that make you say duh, Volume 3

This just in from the United National Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): The United States and other developed countries waste a lot of food and water every year.

You think?

The amount that the U.S. wastes is quite staggering, however. in the United States, up to 30 percent of food, worth almost $50 billion, is thrown away each year. Wasted food also means wasted water that didn't have to be used to grow the food.

"That's like leaving the tap running and pouring 40 trillion litres of water into the garbage can - enough water to meet the household needs of 500 million people," the report said.

Anyone else think its about time for a new food system?

Source: The Vancouver Sun

More things that make you say "duh"

"Hunting ban leads to whale recovery."

Wait, banning whale hunting is good for the whales? Really?

Things that make you say "duh"

This just in: voluntary measures for industry to reduce greenhouse gases haven't worked so well.


obvi.