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| Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet |
| 2007-11-30 |
| Damn! I can't find a picture of Bob and Doug McKenzie! Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers. Yeah, if they run out of it maybe... 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. So buy a used SUV, park it out back, start it up, throw your beer in it, put the AC on, let it run 24 hours a day...and get rid of that inefficient second fridge. "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." Oh...clearly. And...I doubt it. 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. I think they eat "environmental consultants" and snotty AP copy writers. Raw. Eh? 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. ...and Midnight Hockey. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #10 HHHHHHMMMM, Denise. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-11-30 17:57 |
| #9 Next I expect to hear that drunken Canadian hockey players threaten the planet! Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2007-11-30 17:08 |
| #8 And they haven't even started to address the methane issue. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-30 17:05 |
| #7 Heck yeah Canuckistan sniper! I call it my 'walk out cooler'. Yours looks to be set a little lower than mine, gotta get at it before you get hopsickles : ) |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2007-11-30 16:50 |
| #6 This article makes me so proud that I could just. . . . . . have another beer. Today's outside air temperature is -21 C. Who needs a fridge when you can just use nature? |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2007-11-30 16:33 |
| #5 I like poutine, it's like diet food, really, only, it tastes better, especially if you eat a plateful of it (or three). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-11-30 16:31 |
| #4 Canadians eat poutine? Who knew?! I'd bet they do gobble up more tandoori chicken. Beer... that is also debatable. Molson Pissener is not really a beer. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-11-30 15:34 |
| #3 Denise Young must have been too timid to do a study about Wisconsin beer drinkers. Nothing neater than an old soda machine kicking out cold ones. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2007-11-30 15:27 |
| #2 You'll only take my beer cooler from my cold, drunken hands... |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-11-30 15:08 |
| #1 In college in the early 70's I had a 50s Pepsi Machine (one of those with the cursive script). Used it for beer cooler. It was more efficient than any fridge I currently own. It sipped power. I know because I had a huge fight with the dorm lords over it and they put a power meter on it. It made the little cube fridges look like fat hogs. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-30 15:03 |