Comments on: Luxury For Them, Serfdom For You http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Greg Taylor http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72144 Greg Taylor Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:52:32 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72144 Al Gorebells. WOW! What a coincidence. It was Goebbels who said truth can become the enemy of the state!! And remember that in German his mane is pronounced "Gerbuls". We now have a new minister of AGW propaganda!! Al Gorebells. WOW! What a coincidence. It was Goebbels who said truth can become the enemy of the state!! And remember that in German his mane is pronounced “Gerbuls”. We now have a new minister of AGW propaganda!!

]]> By: mikiwud http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72141 mikiwud Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:05:13 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72141 Al Gorebells offsets his travel and home energy use by buying carbon credits......from his own company! Al Gorebells offsets his travel and home energy use by buying carbon credits……from his own company!

]]> By: Fred http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72112 Fred Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:21:49 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72112 Carbon credits are what I use to assuage my climate guilt. I follow Al Gore's policy of buying them from me, so I can enrich myself, not feel guilty and still carry on regardless. Sorry, couldn't resist. Carbon credits are what I use to assuage my climate guilt.

I follow Al Gore’s policy of buying them from me, so I can enrich myself, not feel guilty and still carry on regardless.

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

]]> By: The Anchoress » Blog Archive » So, next Catholics should stop lighting candles? - UPDATED http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72104 The Anchoress » Blog Archive » So, next Catholics should stop lighting candles? - UPDATED Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:08:46 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72104 [...] UPDATE: Gaius at Blue Crab Boulevard does some calculating: Here’s a clue and an educational moment, Mr Wegner. Each of the completely burned candles emits 15 grams of carbon according to your own figures. One million such completely burned candles would produce 15 metric tons of carbon. If every one of those one million homes stopped burning that one candle completely - right now - and continued to do so for the next 6,666 years they would offset the carbon emitted by the [important environmentalists] going to Bali. [...] [...] UPDATE: Gaius at Blue Crab Boulevard does some calculating: Here’s a clue and an educational moment, Mr Wegner. Each of the completely burned candles emits 15 grams of carbon according to your own figures. One million such completely burned candles would produce 15 metric tons of carbon. If every one of those one million homes stopped burning that one candle completely – right now – and continued to do so for the next 6,666 years they would offset the carbon emitted by the [important environmentalists] going to Bali. [...]

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72099 Gaius Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:44:18 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72099 Ah, yes, the carbon offsets. Like condemning people to lives of miserable serfdom working giant hamster wheels. http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/05/serfs-up/ Ah, yes, the carbon offsets. Like condemning people to lives of miserable serfdom working giant hamster wheels.

http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/05/serfs-up/

]]> By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Cascades Of Hypocrisy http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72098 Blue Crab Boulevard » Cascades Of Hypocrisy Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:41:38 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72098 [...] line the pockets of those pushing the bandwagon down the street. Those folks will fly off to Bali in their private jets and live the life of luxury while the people back home pay for it all and suffer a declining [...] [...] line the pockets of those pushing the bandwagon down the street. Those folks will fly off to Bali in their private jets and live the life of luxury while the people back home pay for it all and suffer a declining [...]

]]> By: Pam http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72097 Pam Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:41:22 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72097 But...but...what about carbon credits? Surely those dollars they spend will "offset" any damage they may do by their travel and subsequent tropical frolics. You just don't understand, Gaius...you are not among the elite. But…but…what about carbon credits? Surely those dollars they spend will “offset” any damage they may do by their travel and subsequent tropical frolics. You just don’t understand, Gaius…you are not among the elite.

]]> By: PoliGazette » Luxury For Them, Serfdom For You http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-72096 PoliGazette » Luxury For Them, Serfdom For You Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:03:22 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/12/04/luxury-for-them-serfdom-for-you/#comment-72096 [...] Read more at Blue Crab Boulevard. Digg this | Add to del.icio.us [...] [...] Read more at Blue Crab Boulevard. Digg this | Add to del.icio.us [...]

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