Changing light bulbs not enough: Gore

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[Sub-Driver]

Changing light bulbs not enough: Gore

From correspondents in Davos

January 25, 2008 05:23am Article from: Reuters

CLIMATE campaigner Al Gore overnight urged world policymakers to change laws "not just light bulbs" in tackling global warming, and a UN official said world market turmoil must not be allowed to delay action.

An annual meeting of world political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, this year has scheduled a record number of sessions and workshops on global warming. But a sharp downturn on markets and fears of recession have dominated discussion.

"If we get distracted by the aberrations that you see in the financial market right now it would clearly be very unfortunate," said Rajendra Pachauri, head of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Mr Gore, in a swipe at US President George W. Bush's environmental record, said the election of a new president in November could only bring an improvement.

"In addition to changing the light bulbs, it is far more important to change the laws and to change the treaty obligations that nations have," Mr Gore told delegates, in apparent reference to what he sees as the Bush administration's reluctance to initiate legislation on environmental control.

"Whoever is elected is going to have a different position and a better position. But let's be clear: Whoever the leaders are, this issue is going to be dealt with responsibly and effectively only when there is a sufficient degree of urgency on the part of the people themselves."

[listenhillary]

Changing lightbulbs will indeed do very little. It's back to pre-industrial living to have any real impact on CO2 levels in the atmosphere. You first Al baby!

[Revel]

Anyone ever wonder what they are going to do about all of the light fixtures that take odd shaped Incandescent bulbs(tubular for instance)? Also very small bulbs? They don’t make cfl bulbs that small. How about candle bulbs, and Christmas bulbs. Appliance bulbs(needing to withstand drastic temps). Ect...

Knowing the dimwits in congress then they probably did not even consider that.

[Shermy]

“In the eyes of these enviro-socialists”

They are the dupes.

The powers behind the scenes are the financial trading firms who have hijacked the agw co2 cult for the purpose of “market based” “solutions” — a giant money hiding, money skimming global scam.

Gore is no Dupe. He is the duper.

[Theo]

So some 90% of a normal light bulb’s energy is converted to heat and only 10% to light.

Is that a problem during cold days, when your home is needing to be heated anyway? Seems like a great use of energy: You get light, and — bonus — you get heat as well!

[MrB]

Mr Green, Algore, with his 20 times the average energy usage in his home...

And the latest thing he’s done - he didn’t lower his energy usage, he just switched to “off grid” sources so that no one can know how much he’s using.

[kimmie7]

When we found out about upcoming restrictions on bulbs, we went out and bought two cases. lol

[Obadiah]

Someone please explain to me why Gore,the environazis, and the UN always blame America? Gore takes (another) swipe at Bush. How come Gore never takes a swipe at China? Since 2004, China has produced the most CO2 emissions of any nation on the planet. Why doen’t they criticize China? Why don’t they work to get China to change its ways? Has anyone taken an environmental inventory of China lately? Do you know how they are destroying the place? Kinda like the way the USSR destroyed entire ecosystems without any additional thought.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Unfortunately for Gore — I’m not even changing any light bulbs.

[hoe_cake]

If Algore would shut his mouth, the air quality in this country would certainly improve.

Talk about cows farting...

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Gore is from the planet Hoth. Temperatures above freezing are agonizingly hot to him.

[kimmie7]

yuppers.

[boocoowell]

Hey Al, get bent. Oh that’s right, you’re already twisted.

Good info on that chart. Too bad environuts will make sure there’s no additional nuke power.

[Revel]

One thing is for sure. These CFL bulbs take more energy to manufacture. They have electronics in them. And lots more materials. semiconductors,Capacitors, resistors,PC boards,coper,wires,magnet wire,ferrite core,lead solder,Mercury,Florescence coating. Did anyone ever consider all of that in relation to energy. They would never withstand EMP either. The old bulbs would be unfazed by EMP.

[Ouderkirk]

Plants consume C0₂ during photosynthesis. However they also produce CO₂ simultaneously. However their consumption of CO₂ is higher than their production so there is a net reduction in the amount of CO₂. Also, as the concentration of CO₂ increases, the photosynthetic efficiency increases, thus the net result is a decrease in CO₂ concentration.

The largest contributor to Global Warming is Di hydrogen monoxide

(H₂O) = water.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Gore, get back to after you start with Hollywood. No limos, no cameras, no lights, no needless energy consumption for film, no private jets, no mansions, etc.

Oops that sounds like you Gore. Fix yourself first, then get back to us.

[Revel]

“Is that a problem during cold days, when your home is needing to be heated anyway? Seems like a great use of energy: You get light, and — bonus — you get heat as well!”

Thought about that one before too.

[SoldierDad]

I hate this global warming. Paradise CA received more snow in the past storm than they’ve had in quite a long while, and I’ve had to scrape ice off my windshield many mornings of late. I also read an article where the glaciers on Mt. Shasta, CA are growing. Global warming sucks.

[sheik yerbouty]

The Goracle should find an electric outlet and plug himself in..

[avacado]

"More like in a joke without a punch line."

You ain't kidding!

Not only is the global warming crap a joke, but these nonscientific political knuckleheads have destroyed the scientific method.

[Robe]

Al’s bulb dimmed right around 2000...and never recovered..
Some folks go insane due to rejection....