The enviro-nuts want us all to stop having children. They claim that we can be as green as Kermit the Frog, but if we have children we’ll destroy the environment.
For people who are looking for ways to reduce their “carbon footprint,” here’s one radical idea that could have a big long-term impact, some scientists say: Have fewer kids.
A study by statisticians at Oregon State University concluded that in the United States, the carbon legacy and greenhouse gas impact of an extra child is almost 20 times more important than some of the other environment-friendly practices people might employ during their entire lives – things like driving a high mileage car, recycling, or using energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs.
“In discussions about climate change, we tend to focus on the carbon emissions of an individual over his or her lifetime,” said study team member Paul Murtaugh. “Those are important issues and it’s essential that they should be considered. But an added challenge facing us is continuing population growth and increasing global consumption of resources.”
Reproductive choices haven’t gained as much attention in the consideration of human impact to the Earth, Murtaugh said. When an individual produces a child – and that child potentially produces more descendants in the future – the effect on the environment can be many times the impact produced by a person during their lifetime.
Did these people have such horrible childhoods that they’ve forgotten they were once children? You know, little carbon sucking imps making the world a dirty place? Geez! What is wrong with these people.
I have an idea! How about only the enviro-nuts and all of their liberal followers stop reproducing? After a generation the rest of our children can finally live in peace and get our republic back on track!
The quandary, save the enviroment or make more people to tax.
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