The post was in response to the individual who noted that he hadn't really heard any scientific evidence that suggested global warming wasn't a human caused problem; so I posted it to give him a place to look.
Have you ever considered using a passenger freighter instead of an airliner when you travel between the US and the Phillipines? Although freighters burn bunker oil, they are far less polluting per pound of passenger or freight than an airliner.
Just saying.
I use sea freight all the time actually. It takes 9 weeks door to door. A little longer than I can afford to take for myself.
"Just Saying" taking a jab at me for flying is a little personal. I am cognizant of the fossil fuel required to lift my lard *** off the ground and an thankful that the airline has switched to more fuel efficient aircraft.
The 9 weeks of consuming food and no productivity on a freighter is also a bit of an issue. If it was more efficient, millions of Canadian, European and Australasian twenty somethings would be on ships instead of planes as they travel the globe learning what poor urban planning looks like. They would gladly spend a few weeks at sea to save 50 bucks.
In the USA I live 0.4 miles from work. I fill my car every three weeks and try to plan a list of things to do all along the same route.
In the Philippines I have a car that's run by a 2 liter turbo diesel. I haul a trailer if I need more capacity.
All our lights are LED in both countries. We have 16 watts (4x4watts) burning overnight as security lights in the Philippines.
We run a 1/2 HP AC in our bedroom from 6pm to 4am. Its thermostat is set at 78F. I don't consider myself a "green" person. I don't do "the natural" bologne. I love the concept of GMO. I love efficiency. I abhorr waste.
Oh and additionally, my immigrant self, immigrant wife and soon to be immigrant kids don't fit in your ideology of how America should position itself, but the tax dollars I generate in offshore income is appreciated by your government. My immigrant babies will have an excellent life with all the rights and liberties afforded by any American (save being president). And they will be cared for by an immigrant nanny.
One more.... Child restrictions in China did not see dead kids hanging from trees but millions of female babies did die of sudden infant death syndrome until the parents were blessed with a boy.
In thirty years China will be importing care givers to look after its aging population. It's already importing wives for the sons.
They seem like they might be pretty dangerously low brow and not very credible to our betters.
