Canadian Beer Drinkers are Destroying Planet

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  1. SuBe

    SuBe Voluntaryist

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    Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet

    Friday, November 30, 2007

    [​IMG] AP

    A threat to the planet, eh?

    Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.
    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 — 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 — methods that Americans use to get guns off the streets.
     
    #1 SuBe, Nov 30, 2007
  2. Erzengel

    Erzengel |-o-| (-o-) |-o-|

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    Let's invade Canada!!!
     
    #2 Erzengel, Nov 30, 2007
  3. lochneffmonster

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    And take their oil!
     
    #3 lochneffmonster, Nov 30, 2007
  4. jaguarr

    jaguarr Be Your Own Hero

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    Dirty Canadians! :cmad:

    jag
     
    #4 jaguarr, Nov 30, 2007
  5. Erzengel

    Erzengel |-o-| (-o-) |-o-|

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    I think we should create a Militia to monitor the Border. :up:
     
    #5 Erzengel, Nov 30, 2007
  6. jaguarr

    jaguarr Be Your Own Hero

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    Yeah, and we can call it the [SIZE=-1]Minuteman Civil Defense Corps! Oh...wait...

    jag
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    #6 jaguarr, Nov 30, 2007
  7. lochneffmonster

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    We do. It's called Montana.
     
    #7 lochneffmonster, Nov 30, 2007
  8. PaulGilbert

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    It's obvious what we have to do...

    [YT]wOzG7bBylRo[/YT]
     
    #8 PaulGilbert, Nov 30, 2007
  9. amazingfantasy15

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    Not nearly as good as the movie version of the song.
     
    #9 amazingfantasy15, Nov 30, 2007
  10. Dope Nose

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    someone ought to mention to British environmental consultant Joanna Yarrow that we're already aware of the problem and have had an ad campaign running since June.

     
    #10 Dope Nose, Nov 30, 2007
  11. Themanofbat

    Themanofbat Never Mind the Buttocks...

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    Two sips of our better and much stronger beer, and you ***** Yanks will all pass out.

    :woot: :woot: :woot:

    :yay:
     
    #11 Themanofbat, Nov 30, 2007
  12. Batman713

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    I'm pretty sure that beer is the least to worry about in terms of the planet's health. The USA contributes more crappiness to this planet
     
    #12 Batman713, Nov 30, 2007
  13. bell110

    bell110 Drunk on Capitol Hill

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    You'd think people living in a frozen wasteland wouldn't need refrigerators.
     
    #13 bell110, Nov 30, 2007
  14. tzarinna

    tzarinna Mamochka

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    You are so right and I am so thirsty. *calls travel agent*
     
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  15. SuBe

    SuBe Voluntaryist

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    CHINA puts out 100 times more crap into the Atmosphere than the United States.
     
    #15 SuBe, Nov 30, 2007
  16. SuperFerret

    SuperFerret King of the Urban Jungle

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    But that's small considering that China has at least 200x our population.
     
    #16 SuperFerret, Nov 30, 2007
  17. Carcharodon

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    Uh, no, you don't know what you're talking about. :huh:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2272661220070323

    They've just barely topped us. Proportionate to our population, we still put out more emissions by far, though.
     
    #17 Carcharodon, Nov 30, 2007
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    Oh and Nuclear testing doesn't do anything close to beer fridges right? :whatever:
     
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    that is easily one of the most effective means of spreading awareness i have ever seen. was that mr miagi?
     
    #19 AhabTheArab, Nov 30, 2007
  20. KevanG

    KevanG Pragmatic Villain

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    Yeah but we need our good beer cold in order to make sure we don't drink your warm cruddy beer by mistake. Ah, good cold Minimum 5% beer with a drinking age of 19. Nothing like it... in the US anyway :p
     
    #20 KevanG, Nov 30, 2007
  21. Alex The Great

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    careful you...i'm candaian!! :cmad::up:
     
    #21 Alex The Great, Nov 30, 2007
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    Bangladesh called: they want you to stop drowning them with glacier water. :o:cmad:
     
    #22 Kritish, Nov 30, 2007
  23. Alex The Great

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    #23 Alex The Great, Nov 30, 2007
  24. Kritish

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    I didn't know Canadians couldn't spell the word "mouth". :o
     
    #24 Kritish, Nov 30, 2007
  25. Jack Rabbit

    Jack Rabbit i roll twenties

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    Dood, I thought you lived in Maine?:cmad:

    Traitorous filth!:cmad:
     
    #25 Jack Rabbit, Nov 30, 2007
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