Newspaper Clippings: Hot Air Worrisome - Greenhouse gases growing

I read the newspaper with scissors in my right hand.

It’s a habit I’ve developed as a writer, blogger, curious geek, man who wants to keep chickens inside city limits [see post below] etc.

The following, from a clipping from The London Free Press (Apr. 1), made me think of something from The Little Green Handbook (TLGH), one of the best books I’ve read about trends that are shaping and our planet - for the worse [see Read This in margin]:

“Two new greenhose gases are accumulating in the atmosphere... powerful GHGs growing quickly... used in industrial processes, partly as alternatives to other harmful GHGs and ozone depleting gases.”


(Another case of a solution just making some problems worse? (e.g. destruction of the atmosphere)

I found a similar entry in TLGH:

“Even though we have identified a series of greenhouse gases, we might be still surprised by new discoveries, because we release so many pollutants into the atmosphere e.g. one that turns out to be 18,000 times more efficient in trapping solar energy than carbon dioxide.” [pg 85]

When will we collectively learn to reduce non-essential industries? Reduce emissions? Reduce spending on non-essential items?

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In some cases, the recession is doing what common sense should have done long ago.

But I'm not breathing easier. You?

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