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Citizens Fire Back With Carbon 'Belch'
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | June 02, 2008 | Chelsea Schilling

Posted on 06/03/2008 5:38:42 PM PDT by Viking2002

Thousands of Americans are pledging to fire up their charcoal barbecue grills, bask in the infinite glow of numerous incandescent light bulbs, shun recycling of any kind and take spontaneous road trips in gas-guzzling vehicles to increase their personal carbon output – all in protest of the Senate debate over a bill calling for a "cap-and-trade" system.

Grassfire, one of the nation's fastest-growing grassroots organizations, has declared June 12 Carbon Belch Day and is enlisting citizens to expel more than 100 million pounds of CO2 to combat climate alarmist propaganda and to take a stand against a "$1.2 trillion carbon tax."

"We wanted to point out the absurdity of the climate alarmism of Al Gore and others who want to make us feel bad for just about everything we do and rally people for the battle over the carbon tax which is now under way in the Senate," Grassfire president Steve Elliott told WND. "We really plan to engage lots of citizens who have been under carbon-footprint guilt for far too long and give citizens an opportunity to make a statement that we reject climate alarmism. We're not going to stand for this carbon tax."

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To: Viking2002

I plan on getting a dozen CO2 tanks, the big one, and just tune the valves on.


41 posted on 06/04/2008 3:06:53 AM PDT by steveab (When was the last time someone tried to sell you a CO2 induced climate control system for your home?)
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To: Viking2002

Put your 2 cent worth in

http://www.grassfire.org/index.htm

Let congress know how you feel about the CO2 cap and trade scam.


42 posted on 06/04/2008 3:10:31 AM PDT by steveab (When was the last time someone tried to sell you a CO2 induced climate control system for your home?)
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To: Viking2002

Haven’t tried any veggies, will give the onion a try, how long do you cook it and what do you cook along side it (above, below, whatever).


43 posted on 06/04/2008 6:16:43 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS
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44 posted on 06/04/2008 11:53:11 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (To the liberal, there's no sacrifice too big for somebody else to make. --FReeper popdonnelly)
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To: Viking2002

Silly and childish, but thats just my opinion.


45 posted on 06/04/2008 12:26:42 PM PDT by Paradox (Politics: The art of convincing the populace that your delusions are superior to others.)
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To: Viking2002
Barbecue and afternoon of 4-wheeling (maybe cruising in my 4 MPG motorhome?) are now scheduled on my calendar.

I will be leaving WAAAY more than 2 incandescent bulbs on all day long.

I might even go jogging, so I can exhale a bunch more CO2

46 posted on 06/04/2008 1:00:48 PM PDT by TChris ("if somebody agrees with me 70% of the time, rather than 100%, that doesnÂ’t make him my enemy." -RR)
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To: a_chronic_whiner

OK, so what should I do differently? LOL!


47 posted on 06/04/2008 1:10:04 PM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: Viking2002

I’m taking the muffler off of my truck.


48 posted on 06/04/2008 1:11:34 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: Paradox

“Silly and childish, but thats just my opinion”

What makes me mad: We’ve been good stewards of this planet long before it was PC/fashionable to do so and now the idiots want more. KMA!!

I’m not paying for other peoples trash and pollution. Period!


49 posted on 06/04/2008 1:14:26 PM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: Viking2002

Burning charcoal is carbon-neutral. The trees from which the charcoal was manufactured already removed the CO2 from the atmosphere. Burning propane works, though, for anyone who wants to participate in such antics.


50 posted on 06/04/2008 1:59:27 PM PDT by cogitator
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To: Paradox

See post 50.


51 posted on 06/04/2008 2:01:06 PM PDT by cogitator
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To: Viking2002
Some links of interest:

Energy conservation seen as national security issue

First paragraph: "How do government and policy makers get the public to get out of their SUVs and embrace energy conservation? One idea, put forth by U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., is to frame energy as a national security issue. "Energy is not just an economic issue, but a national security issue" where the enemy has control over our energy supply, Talent told an energy symposium here in early August.

National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency (PDF)

Military Panel: Climate Change Threatens U.S. National Security

"Climate change, national security and energy dependence are a related set of global challenges that will add to tensions even in stable regions of the world, found the panel, known as the Military Advisory Board."

Squeezed by High Gas Prices? Alliance to Save Energy Launches ‘Drive $marter Challenge’ Campaign by 18 Diverse Partners to Ease Consumers’ Pain at the Pump

"Red Cavaney, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), said, “API and the U.S. oil and natural gas industry are committed to increased energy efficiency as a vital component of any effective national energy policy framework. To ensure we can provide consumers with the energy they need to keep our economy strong, energy efficiency must play a major role.” ...

"The Drive $marter Challenge campaign partners are the Alliance to Save Energy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association, American Petroleum Institute, AutoZone, Inc., Car Care Council, ExxonMobil, League of American Bicyclists, National Association of Counties, National Association of State Energy Officials, National Independent Auto Dealers Association, National Low Income Energy Consortium, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Safety-Kleen, U.S. EPA’s SmartWay®, and the Wal-Mart Foundation."

52 posted on 06/04/2008 2:24:34 PM PDT by cogitator
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To: TomServo
'I’m taking the muffler off of my truck.'

You live up the street from me, don't you?


53 posted on 06/04/2008 3:07:31 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Paul Krugman: Conscience Of A Crapweasel. (For lack of a better tagline at the moment.)
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To: IYAS9YAS
Put the onions - skin on - on the upper rack about halfway through your dead varmint's cooking time. Yeah, yeah, I know they say to leave the top on for the entire cooking cycle. Bullshit. I do it all the time. It only takes an extra 10 minutes or so to get the convection back up to a full head of steam. Maybe another 30 minutes until they're done, depending on their number and diameter. Onions, roasted and smoked, served on the side of whatever fauna gave it's life to satisfy the caveman in you. As soon as they're ripe enough, I plan on doing some whole, unpeeled, unseeded red bell peppers and Roma tomatoes out of my garden like that, too. Imagine the aroma, the taste, the texture, of a hand-picked, garden-fresh Roma tomato or a sweet red bell pepper that has just been roasted under high heat with a thick, sweet cloud of smoking hickory chips. Mmmmm-mmmm.......it does take a little trial and error with an Orion, due to the method of cooking, but it's worth the final product. And you lock in all the native nutrients that way, too. Screw the planet - you're eatin' good, and eatin' healthy. LOL


54 posted on 06/04/2008 3:28:27 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Paul Krugman: Conscience Of A Crapweasel. (For lack of a better tagline at the moment.)
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To: Viking2002
I scored a 268 on the Belch-o-meter.

I only got a 169, but I got an old tree in my yard that needs trimming, and instead of recycling my trash and newspapers, I plan on having a bonfire with the trash and the tree....

BTW, I have 3 gas powered mowers (I have 3 acres to mow, and it takes a while....)

55 posted on 06/04/2008 8:19:35 PM PDT by dirtbiker (I 'm a liberal's worst nightmare:A redneck with a pickup, a library card, and a conceal carry permit)
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To: Viking2002
I'm doing my part....

56 posted on 06/04/2008 10:32:04 PM PDT by Outland (Liberalism is a mental disorder. Socialism is a deep psychosis. Communism is brain cancer.)
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To: cogitator
DRILL.

'Nuff said!

57 posted on 06/05/2008 5:50:41 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (To the liberal, there's no sacrifice too big for somebody else to make. --FReeper popdonnelly)
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To: dirtbiker
'BTW, I have 3 gas powered mowers (I have 3 acres to mow, and it takes a while....)'

Well, I either hope one of 'em has a seat and four forward gears, or you got a stout wife. We only have about a quarter of an acre here at The Lodge, but between the mowing, weed-whacking, edging, brush-hogging along the back fence, and whatnot, it seems like the longest two hours on earth if the temp's over 85. Once we do build new, we're gunning for 2-5 acres, part of which will either be bass pond, or at least have a good trout creek cutting through it.


58 posted on 06/06/2008 4:40:15 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Paul Krugman: Conscience Of A Crapweasel. (For lack of a better tagline at the moment.)
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To: Viking2002
Actually, 2 of them have seats, one 16 hp with 5 forward gears, the other is 15.5 hp hydrostatic. Both mow a 42 inch wide path. My BIG (46 inch cut, 12.5 hp) walk behind has 4 forward w/reverse (I usually mow in 3rd).

It's my fav, but if I'm feeling lazy, I'll use one of the others, usually whichever one the wife isn't on....

I spend $20/week now on gasoline just to mow my yard....

59 posted on 06/07/2008 3:16:11 AM PDT by dirtbiker (I 'm a liberal's worst nightmare:A redneck with a pickup, a library card, and a conceal carry permit)
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