This is insane...CANCEL T-DAY?

[Robby321]

Could be in politics, but this really has zero "category".

The Huffington Post, in what’s probably going to go down as the stupidest idea in American history, put out a post calling for the outright skipping of some serious Thanksgiving traditions — like travel, like turkey — as a means, get this, of saving the planet from environmental damage.

Holy crap, Batman.

“You may want to consider skipping the turkey altogether — and, more importantly, the travel,” HuffPost tweeted, with a link to its posted opinion piece, “The Environmental Impact Of Your Thanksgiving Dinner.”

I’m sorry — but does anyone this side of Loonsville give a rat’s you-know-what about the “environmental impact” of Thanksgiving?

Talk about buzzkill.

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A recent report from National Geographic and the Climate Action Tracker found that we are far from reaching our 2020 goal of lower emissions,” the HuffPost piece opens, before making this dubious mental jump: “With that in mind, one wonders: How much damage are we doing with our epic Thanksgiving meal every year?”

One wonders?

Who are these wondering ones?

HuffPost actually reached out to three researchers to determine “Thanksgiving’s carbon footprint.”

And as luck would have it — Thanksgiving dining fare is just downright bad for the environment. So, too, Thanksgiving travel.

So what’s a poor radical environmentalist to do when that fateful Thursday in November rolls around? Eat plants, not meat, for one. And for God’s sake, stay home.

“The biggest carbon impact is caused by people, not food, traveling extensive distances,” the report continues.

Message clear: Do not drive.

Memo sent: Eat vegetables.

“Meat and meat byproducts (cheese, butter and heavy cream, for example) have a larger environmental footprint than plant-based ingredients,” HuffPost reported. “[T]he carbon footprint of a 16-pound turkey creates a total of 34.2 pounds of CO2 — the same amount produced by turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, roasted Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, rolled biscuits and apple pie combined.”

There’s more; not all vegetables are alike.

“Want to get into the nitty gritty? On the hierarchy of vegetables, asparagus and celery produce the highest quantity of CO2 per pound, with 7.33 and 7.09 respectively,” HuffPost goes on. “[S]quash and pumpkin only create 0.10 and 0.11 pounds of CO2 per pound, respectively. So instead of more turkey, help yourself to an extra slice of pumpkin pie or an additional serving of squash soup.”

Don’t like squash soup?

Too bad. That’s not the point.

Thanksgiving, after all, is the time to be thankful. And that means being thankful for the kind and helpful nannies in the environmental field who take the time out from things that matter to shame the nation into remembering that holidays have consequences — and not just for the waist line. For Planet Earth.

“The takeaway? Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude and family for many people,” the piece goes on. “Some simple recommendations for your meal include choosing a smaller turkey … or finding a spot that requires less travel.”

What a pinhead post.

Wait for it, wait for it. Next up: Christmas trees, and the environmental costs of cutting wood.

[flabum1017]

I wonder what the environmental impact of the drugs these people are on is?

[mrichartz]

I wonder what the environmental impact of the drugs these people are on is?

Or the impact from all the s*** they spew out if their mouths wonder how much would be saved if they just just the f*** up... Or at least spoke about something intelligent!! I know that's alot to ask but it shouldn't be..

[CDave]

They don't miss an opportunity to try and destroy American traditions.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Good grief!!! Well they cut the Christmas tree for White House and it is on its way there. Surprised they are raising hell about that!!!

[Robby321]

Got this from a friend in Kansas..(she eats meat, has horses too, went grade school 60's)...
(sign pic won't show, it was on a tree about creating OXY)
Lol cut a tree for the sign. And truth be known up to 85%of oxygen comes from the oceans and other water bodies. When we harvest and replace trees things are kept in check



WE ARE OUT OF ROOM here! And this is SEATTLE/King county. 5K stock footage aerial video fly over evergreen trees in a vast forest in King county. I'm 90 miles south and rural! Damn, we got more trees a square block than Kansas total! But Kansas got nice storms, we don't. And yer still "good lookin"!

[flabum1017]

Good grief!!! Well they cut the Christmas tree for White House and it is on its way there. Surprised they are raising hell about that!!!

They will....

[Robby321]

Good grief!!! Well they cut the Christmas tree for White House and it is on its way there. Surprised they are raising hell about that!!!

WHAT ABOUT THAT TRUCK taking it there? HA! Plus most trees come from here, PNW. Last year was from Oregon. Guess lousy trees grow in DC.

[Robby321]

Got this from a friend in Kansas..(she eats meat, has horses too, went grade school 60's)...

Lol cut a tree for the sign. And truth be known up to 85%of oxygen comes from the oceans and other water bodies. When we harvest and replace trees things are kept in check



WE ARE OUT OF ROOM here! And this is SEATTLE/King county. 5K stock footage aerial video fly over evergreen trees in a vast forest in King county. I'm 90 miles south and rural! Damn, we got more trees a square block than Kansas total! But Kansas got nice storms, we don't. And yer still "good lookin"!

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And don't fuc with our mountains either..

[Tin Man 2]

THIS BS ALL COMES FROM A GENERATION OF SPOILED KIDS, They have an inflated opinion of their own importance and believe their own BS.

[Robby321]

Damn, the tree picture won't show. No big, it was a cardboard sign on tree saying all the oxygen one tree makes. No big, but this whole "movement" is insanity.

[Robby321]

And there's 25 glaciers on Mt Rainer. There was 25 when moved here 25 years ago. Nothing has changed. Same as the Sound Sea levels. Our marina should be under water by the global warming fools and same tide charts the level from 25 years ago the same, and zero inch rise my slip since been here. Plus about 5 years ago my cousin posted a couple pix some island showing the change in shore line lost to rising seas. Told him either tides (he's in Kentucky), or the land is moving on a plate, and sinking. Told me he never thought of that. Damn...

[FUJIMO]

please dont flame me. i live on same tidal property home here in "south" florida for over 30 years. on this same exact water for decades prior. all seawalls here, so very easy to gauge. "south" florida(gulfstream, big inlets/shipping ports, etc.) waters are unique to "south" florida. different here direct on ocean than gulf side, east northern florida, panhandle, etc. our tidal water levels, twice a day, are much higher in the last 10 years or so. saw signs of this prior to that. how much higher? anywhere from 2'' to 12'' and more, depending on time of year. many of the older canal system waterfront homes have had to raise their seawalls. many of these canals were dredged out/created in the 50's during the building boom then. for "whatever" reason, the water is even getting higher every year here. as of this year, there is a new building code, when a waterfront home is sold, it must have its concrete seawall raised. you'd have to see it it to believe. I am not an earther, global warming guy, none of that. just reporting what "I" see every day "here".

[XstreamVking]

I have a place on Sarasota bay on Longboat key. Have been going there since the 80's. The average water level seems to be the same as it always has been. Maybe the keys and so. fla land mass is sinking vs the water level rising. This has been proposed for quite some time. https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...y-rising-seas/

[SUNKIST]

[I]my plan is to use up all the resources before I die....cant really see leaving any of it for the bafoons that are trying to turn this land into a socialist communistic LGBTQ state.