Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet

Fox News ^ | November 29, 2007

[Zakeet]

Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.

The government-commissioned study says the old, inefficient "beer fridges" that one in three Canadian households use to store their Molson and Labatt's contribute significantly to global warming by guzzling gas- and coal-fired electricity.

"People need to understand the impact of their lifestyles," British environmental consultant Joanna Yarrow tells New Scientist magazine. "Clearly the environmental implications of having a frivolous luxury like a beer fridge are not hitting home. This research helps inform people — let's hope it has an effect."

[Zakeet]

I'm sure you Freepers will have some pithy comments on this article.

[1rudeboy]

For your list.

[A. Morgan]

Beer....BEER.....BEER

[NeoCaveman]

The government-commissioned study says the old, inefficient "beer fridges" that one in three Canadian households use to store their Molson and Labatt's

Gadzooks, I'm Canadian.

Mom never told me.

[Question Liberal Authority]

What the heck do they need refrigerators for?

[SevenofNine]

Memo to scientists

Don’t be bunch of hosers eh LOL!

[gathersnomoss]

Hey, this is not your problem. Leave my refrigerator out of this.

[Petronski]

"Clearly the environmental implications of having a frivolous luxury like a beer fridge are not hitting home."

Clearly Joanna Yarrow needs to shut her steaming cake pipe and pop a brewski.

[Spok]

In the famous words of Bugs Bunny, “Of course you realize this means war!”

[bert]

The studiers missed the most important fact. The beer its self is carbonated. All the fizzz and head is released into the atmosphere.

Beer is in a large measure a very significant contributor to CO2 pollution and the resultant coming catotrosphe.

[DoughtyOne]

I have a pithy comment to make, but you’ll have to excuse me. I need to take a whiz... ;-) Burp...

[Greg F]

Holy Molson! Canadians love beer so much that one in three households have a fridge especially for beer?

[romanesq]

Bunch of darn nufies. Keep your beer in the toilet, cold and safe.

[edcoil]

I’d like to make this challenge. Can anyone, name anything that does NOT cause global warming. Keep in mind, I believe in the 1800's the New York Times first reported human activity causing global warming so horse's do, wooden carts do, etc.

[neodad]

Words fail me.

[jalisco555]

Yep. Blame Canada.

[Don Corleone]

Add this to Rush’s list of 600 read today.

[Renfield]

“...What the heck do they need refrigerators for?...”

That’s what I’m wondering. Global warming must be much worse than we thought. One would imagine that they needed beer heaters up there, not refrigerators.....

[tx_eggman]

"beer fridges"

They're called man fridges in Texas

[gracesdad]

“What the heck do they need refrigerators for?”

Why to keep the beer from freezing, of course.