Here’s a 4th of July message from Joe Bastardi of WeatherBell regarding this idiotic piece in the NYT. Click the image at left for the story. He’ll be on Fox News tomorrow morning to talk more about it.
Then there’s the always dependably irrational Brad Johnson of ThinkProgress.org (you know, the guy that shamelessly and without anything other than his own irrational thought processes blamed tornadoes on “climate pollution deniers -voting states who challenged climate legislation) who writes:
Firework shows from Texas to Massachusetts have been canceled because of the deadly climate conditions…
Oh noes! Deadly climate conditions. Lock your doors, bar your windows, don’t let your children look at the sky! Yeah, I guess Brad has never heard colloquialism “hot as a firecracker on the Fourth of July”. Of course what is missing is historical context. How many Forth of July fireworks displays were canceled in 1934 during the drought, or 1988 during the California drought? Or has the trend in fireworks cancellation been accelerating (cuz it’s the trend that is important you know) with CO2 increase? But I digress, they aren’t interested in anything but the politically expedient moment.
Here’s one for Brad:
Climate doesn’t kill people, weather does.
But enough of the defective thinking over at TP.
Joe writes via email:
I will be on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning (6:52AM ET) to debunk the notion that outdoor grilling is a cause of global warming.
First of all, mans yearly contribution to the atmosphere of CO2 results in an increase the size of a hair on a 1km bridge. If we take the whole atmosphere, ocean system together, and realize most of the energy is in the oceans anyway, the amount man contributes is so small, its probably the width of a hair on a trip to a galaxy light years away. In addition CO2 is loved by plants, so I have a new motto for the fourth, Grill a steak, Help a Tree!!!!
But there is something more behind this. Not only is this another foolish global warming idea, but it’s an attack on a cherished 4th of July American ritual (summer too) and an American tradition that lasts into other season (tailgating) but its targeting meat eaters too. And when one looks at that, one sees why this should be interesting tomorrow morning since I am supposed to be on a set where we are grilling up some meat and I am going to make darn sure the adage bulk up or leave town is applied. I will bulk up, then leave town.
Now if you want to eat something different, be my guest. I am not going to stop you. But if you want to help green the planet, there is probably some tree out there that would take the greenhouse gasses that your grilling is adding and use them for its own purpose… so go on you red blooded American.
Grill that steak and help that Tree. Its the patriotic thing to do.
ciao for now
OMG!!!!!!
To the American folks…… A Happy Independence Day!
As you feast on your burgers, you can also reflect on the fact that their methane-farting days are well and truly over. The environment wins again!
Happy Independence Day.
Also take care to NOT eat your Brussels sprouts. All those gassy emissions and all. /sarc>
Just got finished grilling ribs on my charcoal grill. Am now going inside to sit with my wife in the air conditioned dining room to eat them. Afterward, we may go to “downtown” Churchville in my truck to get some dessert – soft ice cream. Later we may go and watch a fireworks display. In other words, we are doing what we always do on the glorious 4th of July. Hope the AGW fanatics have fun doing whatever delusional people do on their country’s birthday, wherever that is.
Noted in passing, the fireworks on the esplanade in Boston may well happen in the rain.
God Bless Anthony and Joe! Happy grilling Fourth of July to both.
Please, please, call shame on the Warmista for scaring children. Warmista are disgraceful in their behavior toward children, using the worst kind of fear tactics to frighten and indoctrinate them.
Most of the third world will be celebrating having food on the 4th of July by grilling on a wood, charcoal, or coal, or dung fire. While the 4th to them is just another day, they’ll still be grilling on the 5th, the 6th, the 7th…………….
But we get slammed for doing it one day.
From:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/opinion/30palmer.html
“I’m not advising you to forsake grilling this holiday and join the ranks of raw-foodists.”….
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Yet, you mention it.
You poor, guilt-ridden…
I am inclined to think the warmistas are not terribly sophisticated in their strategy; but if one did ascribe sophistication to them, it would explain why they are going after the Fourth of July. Because it is deeply damaging to our morale to give ground on this (highly symbolic, deeply felt) occasion. But it is an occasion that has not needed defending against such silly salient attacks as CO2, thus does not have well-prepared defenses. It is entirely too easy to laugh incredulously and say “oh, fine, whatever,” and give ground because of course everyone understands these people are absurd, and by pressing their case they make their absurdity even more abundantly clear. Except: not. This is exactly how the fight is lost. Over apparent trifles. Pretty soon we are trying to defend the “core” ideas, and it’s too late. My recommendation: tell them to go to heck; early, loud and often.
Do environmentalists need shrinks?
http://www.grist.org/living/2011-06-22-do-environmentalists-need-shrinks
Bwwwwwhaaaahahahhaaa!!! 🙂
The real explanation for that “fitted news”
Attending parades increases likelihood of patriotism and Republicanism:
Palmer neglected to mention beer, which would obviously be off the menu, according to his philosophy, due to high CO2 content. Braaaaapppp! Tap another keg!
Happy Fourth Everybody!! There are some folks out in western Kansas who are too dry for fireworks–here in northeast Kansas we have more water than we know what to do with. It all evens out in the long run–really.
From the article:
There are few easy choices in environmental analysis.
He got one thing right.
There’s lots of greenery popping up here in Spokane. Given our all too short growing season I think it needs all the help it can get, so grilling/BBQing as much as possible seems like an excellent idea.
And as @Anything is possible says, those cows won’t be belching out the dreaded methane. /sarc
I’m sequestering CARBON for the holiday via the consumption of a great vintage of “Two-Buck-Chuck”. (that’s a $1.99 bottle of trader joe’s wine for the un-initiated…).
Unfortunately it is reacting with something and causing me to “off-gas methane”…
If I drink enough, I may try to ignite the “fumes” for my contribution to “fireworks” for the Forth of July and my “feelings” toward “global warming” for the “Fifth (column)” of warmists… It may all “end” with just a “hot butt”.
HAPPY FORTH of JULY to all who care !!! Where is the party for 100 Million Hits?
I’ll contribute. Best regards to all… Ken.
This piece would have been okay except for the hair vs. bridge and hair vs. next galaxy analogies. If people want to do the math to argue this, please be my guest. Otherwise, the article is fine and makes several good points.
Also, I remember the 1988 drought covering much more than CA. A quick look at the Palmer indices shows this to be the case:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/historical-palmers.php?index=pdsi&month%5B%5D=7&beg_year=1988&end_year=1988&submitted=Submit
Try comparing that to 2011:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/historical-palmers.php?index=zndx&month%5B%5D=5&beg_year=2011&end_year=2011&submitted=Submit
(Note, that’s a May map because June isn’t up yet and obviously July isn’t up yet either.)
Clearly, 1988 was FAR WORSE than what we’re seeing now. Every year has dry spots in the U.S. in early July. If there weren’t any, I’d be worried that the CAGW were right!
-Scott
No fireworks in Marina Del Rey, city of Los Angeles is out of money!
starzmom says:
July 3, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Do you guys get all the fireworks from western Kansas to add to your displays?
Just noticed the weather map has L.A. bright red with a temp of 67 F. New York 73 and blue. Mann at work? No fireworks but bright map?
@trbixler says:
July 3, 2011 at 6:34 pm
No fireworks in Marina Del Rey, city of Los Angeles is out of money!
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That’s actually stopping them?
Didn’t we just go through this nonsense last year in Russia where it was agreed a little regional warmth (and I presume cooling as when it recently snowed in California) was the result of natural events? Brad has earned his tattoo.
Dang, if only our ancestors did not discover fire.
I had thought the AGW alarmists had wanted to knock us back to the stone age. Now it looks like they want to knock us back even farther than that.
The NYT. Geez.
Anyone want to come to our Winter Solstice celebration of the Solstice tree decorated by ambiguous sled faring folk dressed in red? Frank and Tim are getting married. You’re all invited. Don’t forget, bring veggies because you know meat is bad for the environment. Oh, and please try to leave the USBs of stolen government files in the right reporter’s stocking. Revkin doesn’t approve of stolen files folks.