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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: sweetcell on November 30, 2007, 12:25:00 pm
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Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet
(story on Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313844,00.html))
Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.
<img src="http://www.foxnews.com/images/327330/1_21_beer_molson_canadian.jpg" alt=" - " />
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 â?? let's hope it has an effect."
The problem is that the beer fridges are mostly decades-old machines that began their second careers as beverage dispensers when Canadians upgraded to more energy-efficient models to store whatever Canadians eat besides doughnuts and poutine.
University of Alberta researcher Denise Young, who led the study, suggests that provincial authorities hold beer-fridge buy-backs or round-ups to eliminate the threat â?? methods that Americans use to get guns off the streets.
may the source be with you (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313844,00.html)
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if we don't stop global warming, we'll all be crushed by elephants. (http://current.com/items/87610321_ecospot_grand_prize_winner_sky_is_falling)
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"The problem is that the beer fridges are mostly decades-old machines that began their second careers as beverage dispensers when Canadians upgraded to more energy-efficient models to store whatever Canadians eat besides doughnuts and poutine."