Author Topic: earth day (Read 5102 times)

Ghost of Stan Parrish · « **Reply #25 on:** April 02, 2013, 12:03:36 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on April 02, 2013, 10:49:00 AM

Quote from: Ghost of Stan Parrish on April 02, 2013, 10:40:52 AM
Quote from: sonofdaxjones on April 02, 2013, 10:14:25 AM
K-State has determined:

1. No significant change in Nitrogen levels in soil over a 500 year period.

2. Higher CO2 in air actually helps certain food crops become more drought resistant.

I guess we don't need to worry about climate change then! (The oil companies are running low on talking points, but good work finding a few stragglers to trot out here.)

So the research at K-State was funded by Oil Companies?

Plus the climate hacker (who scoffs that at the notion that he is related to anything in the corporate, political anglo-sphere) released more hacked emails. Wow, just wow, what a bunch of frauds those so called "scientests" were.

Wow, just wow, at still bringing up those emails. Whatever.

I have no idea if the oil companies are funding the K-State research. Maybe. Corporations give research grants all the time. I don't really care who funded this. I actually believe that higher CO2 helps crops become more drought resistant, if that's what you say the research says. You see, I believe science. The weirdos are the ones who believe the oil company propaganda instead of the science showing higher CO2 means higher sea levels, higher temperatures, more violent storms, and unpredictable weather patterns. (But crops will be more drought resistant!)

pissclams · « **Reply #26 on:** April 02, 2013, 01:00:23 PM »

you mean companies like koch industries? funding stuff at ksu? no. way.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #27 on:** April 02, 2013, 01:01:40 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on April 02, 2013, 01:00:23 PM

you mean companies like koch industries? funding stuff at ksu? no. way.

The Koch brothers? Who???

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #28 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:26:01 PM »

NSF funded the C02/crop/drought research at K-State.

hemmy · « **Reply #29 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:32:53 PM »

When I was a little kid McDonalds gave out free trees on earth day as the happy meal toy. I got one and planted it and it is now full grown

michigancat · « **Reply #30 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM »

I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

CNS · « **Reply #31 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:34:12 PM »

Quote from: hemmy on April 02, 2013, 02:32:53 PM

When I was a little kid McDonalds gave out free trees on earth day as the happy meal toy. I got one and planted it and it is now full grown

Thanks Obama

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #32 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:34:39 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM

I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

I just hope you are recycling your waste material.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 02, 2013, 02:40:40 PM »

Make everyday Earth Day.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #34 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:02:41 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM

I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #35 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:30:08 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM

I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

Actually, I just checked, and there is no NASCAR race on earth day. Sorry, michigancat, but you are going to have to change those plans. Maybe American Idol will be on that night. What is on TV on Monday nights in April?

star seed 7 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 02, 2013, 06:59:59 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on April 02, 2013, 03:30:08 PM

Quote from: michigancat on April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM
I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

Actually, I just checked, and there is no NASCAR race on earth day. Sorry, michigancat, but you are going to have to change those plans. Maybe American Idol will be on that night. What is on TV on Monday nights in April?

Monday Night RAW

Pete · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2013, 09:22:59 PM »

Everyone is super mad at each other these days, don't you think?

Brock Landers · « **Reply #38 on:** April 02, 2013, 09:33:32 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on April 02, 2013, 02:34:39 PM

Quote from: michigancat on April 02, 2013, 02:32:57 PM
I am going to repack used shell casings with chowder and molten lead while I watch NASCAR in my family room.

I just hope you are recycling your waste material.

Just imagine the carbon footprint of one NASCAR race

Headinjun · « **Reply #39 on:** April 02, 2013, 11:19:26 PM »

After growing up in an area with a polluted river because of a landfill that was placed next to it I don't think recycling is a bad idea..

Groundwater contamination should be a concern of many.

But yeah you don't need to make a big deal of it at the office.

Throwing out the recycling bins, setting up the service, and letting everybody know should suffice for the year and thereafter.

The Whale · « **Reply #40 on:** April 02, 2013, 11:26:37 PM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on April 02, 2013, 10:06:57 AM

Did you know LaFarge gets people to pay them to pick up their sorted trash, and then LaFarge recycles what they can (for profit) and burns the rest making concrete? It's like paying someone to flush the toilet for you.

In my town, the trash company put out big recycling bins at their place for the glass they wouldn't take with normal recycling. People saved up their glass, dropped it off, and felt good about themselves for recycling.

Newspaper did some investigative journalism - turns out it wasn't cost effective for the company to recycle it, so they just melted the glass and put it in the landfills.

pissclams · « **Reply #41 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:25:41 AM »

Quote from: Headinjun on April 02, 2013, 11:19:26 PM

After growing up in an area with a polluted river because of a landfill that was placed next to it I don't think recycling is a bad idea..

Groundwater contamination should be a concern of many.

But yeah you don't need to make a big deal of it at the office.

Throwing out the recycling bins, setting up the service, and letting everybody know should suffice for the year and thereafter.

what you have here is a landfill location problem, not a recycling issue.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #42 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:47:39 AM »

When is Earth day? I might not drive my new gas guzzler to work that day.

Bloodfart · « **Reply #43 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:53:01 AM »

I plan on rinsing baby crap out of my kid's cloth diapers like I do every day. YEAH SONUVABITCHES CLOTH DIAPERS!

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #44 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:54:03 AM »

Quote from: CFoD on April 03, 2013, 08:47:39 AM

When is Earth day? I might not drive my new gas guzzler to work that day.

Quote from: pissclams on April 02, 2013, 10:00:09 AM

it's april 22nd. my office does a big celebration for it. a lot of people get excited and turn green for a couple of weeks.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #45 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:55:01 AM »

Quote from: Kelly Stewart Creep on April 03, 2013, 08:54:03 AM

Quote from: CFoD on April 03, 2013, 08:47:39 AM
When is Earth day? I might not drive my new gas guzzler to work that day.

Quote from: pissclams on April 02, 2013, 10:00:09 AM
it's april 22nd. my office does a big celebration for it. a lot of people get excited and turn green for a couple of weeks.

Thanks, KSC. I hate reading.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #46 on:** April 03, 2013, 09:08:11 AM »

Quote from: Pete on April 02, 2013, 09:22:59 PM

Everyone is super mad at each other these days, don't you think?

Frustration over the LaSalle loss. Cabin fever. Hopefully we land some more studs in recruiting and it will pass.

FuzzyWuzzy · « **Reply #47 on:** April 03, 2013, 05:55:36 PM »

i bet this girl celebrates earth day http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8305836/#.UVyyo5PCaSr

shivvyman · « **Reply #48 on:** April 03, 2013, 06:13:34 PM »

I recycle when it is convenient for me.

Headinjun · « **Reply #49 on:** April 03, 2013, 08:39:04 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on April 03, 2013, 08:25:41 AM

Quote from: Headinjun on April 02, 2013, 11:19:26 PM
After growing up in an area with a polluted river because of a landfill that was placed next to it I don't think recycling is a bad idea..

Groundwater contamination should be a concern of many.

But yeah you don't need to make a big deal of it at the office.

Throwing out the recycling bins, setting up the service, and letting everybody know should suffice for the year and thereafter.

what you have here is a landfill location problem, not a recycling issue.

Limiting the size of landfills anywhere and everywhere should be a goal as water tributaries happen to be in close proximity to just about every place there is.