Posted on 04/15/2011 10:52:34 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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The article goes on to say:
Climate modelers have long known that households are far bigger contributors to global warming than most laypeople realize. For all the blame tailpipe emissions take for escalating temperatures, homes and office buildings are actually the single largest contributor to greenhouse gasses. One key reason is the 100-plus million refrigerators in America’s 111 million households. According to the Department of Energy, the standard fridge sucks up about 8% of the electricity used by all homes—a pretty big share given the dozens of big and small appliances and electronics that are also drawing juice.
Forget climate modelers, lets look at some real data.
On the other side of the energy and emissions issue, we have this recently released (March2011) report from the US Energy Information Administration (PDF)
Total U.S. anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 were 5.8 percent below the 2008 total (Table 1). The decline in total emissions—from 6,983 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2008 to 6,576 MMTCO2e in 2009—was the largest since emissions have been tracked over the 1990-2009 time frame. It was largely the result of a 419-MMTCO2e drop in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (7.1 percent).
Have a look at CO2 emissions graphically, by energy sector this is from the EIA report:
Now let’s look at CO2 emissions by industrial fuel, still falling fast.
Now here’s the kicker. World Climate Report took the EIA data for total CO2 emissions from the USA, and graphed it against the CO2 emission data for the same period from China:
Figure 1. Annual carbon dioxide emissions from the United States (blue) and China (red), 1990-2009 (data source, EIA).
And these morons at Time magazine are worried about the few extra watts of electrcity used in my electric ice maker and trying to make me feel guilty about it?
I can’t print what I’d like to say.
UPDATE: Some commenters asked about employment -vs-CO2, here’s a graph that is a close proxy for employment, per capita income -vs- CO2.
I believe I read just yesterday that there is a tremendous amount of carbon dioxide released by composting.
I don’t know what they are going to do with that one.
Thank God. We’ve never used an ice maker in the frig. We’ve been saving the planet for years and had no idea. I think we need to get some frickin’ carbon credits for that - or something!!!
Who wants to go first?
More nonsense from the Alarmists.
Two words for Time Magazine:
(well, they’re not Happy Birthday...)
I read yesterday that running the lights for growing marijuana indoors also accounts for a large amount of carbon dioxide released. I am pretty much tired of hearing from the green idiots, they all suck.
Does that mean if I go ice fishing instead of staying home and making my own ice I am saving the planet?
I've always suspected this to be the case.
/s
Let’s just shortcut the whole mess -
anything that improves your life will be condemned by the left as destroying the planet.
fyi
WHAT ABOUT COW FARTS
Obviously if the Ecos would go first, it would make a good sized dent in the problem...
Screw the Greenies! Lots of margaritas this weekend for everybody - party at my house!
I enjoy using mine and now I will make a point to use it more often.
As soon as the liberals start to lead by example, then I’ll listen.
On the topic of ice...how do they make that soft ice that you get at the hospital or at Sonics?
I do not care ...hows that?????
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