EPA: Give Gift Cards for Christmas Presents to Save the Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking Americans to consider giving gift cards for Christmas presents this year to save the environment.

In its tips to “Reduce Waste for Greener Holidays,” the agency instructed readers to think about how much wrapping paper they use.

“Friends, family, parties, and travel are what make the holiday season great,” the agency said. “You can make it even better by reducing waste as often as possible during your celebrations.”

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to help make your holidays as green as they can be with these tips for reducing waste and conserving resources,” they said.

One tip suggested giving gift cards, often seen as an impersonal present, in order to reduce your carbon footprint.…

‘Obama refused to drink his own urine’ – Obama Runs Wild With Survivalist to Call for ‘Climate Action’

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President Obama guest starred in last night’s episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls on NBC. Fans of the show know Grylls as a handsome, rugged Brit who’s a former solider and will do just about anything to survive in the wilderness. The episode was filmed back in September when Obama was in Alaska on the last leg of his U.S. climate action tour. The president snapped this awesome selfie with the British adventurer…

Obama is hoping the episode will draw attention to the impacts of climate change. “I’ve two daughters, and I don’t want grandkids too soon, but eventually I hope to have some. And I want to make sure that this is there for them, not just us,” said Obama, as they hiked in the Kenai Mountains.

He said he’s focusing on climate change because “I think it will have a more significant impact on the lives of future generations as just about anything. And we’re still a long way from getting it right but it’s something that, working together, I think we can make a difference on.”

About 50 Secret Service personnel, a food taster, snipers and helicopters were all on hand, but Grylls said Obama wanted it to be as authentic as possible. “He didn’t have any problems. He wanted the physicality … he was up for everything,” Grylls said.

Well, almost everything. While Obama refused to drink his own urine, he did agree to eat a bit of bloody salmon that was “half-eaten” by a bear and drink tea made from catkins and glacier water.…

Belgian Chemistry Prof Calls UN climate summit A ‘Resounding Failure’ …’A Grand Illusion’ Based On ‘Delirium’!

Stinging Criticism: Belgian Prof Calls COP21 A “Resounding Failure” …”A Grand Illusion” Based On “Delirium”!

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The Belgian online Le Peuple here interviewed István Marko, Professor of Chemistry at the UCL, and a so-called climate non-alarmist, on what he thought of the results of the highly ballyhooed Paris COP21 climate summit and agreement. Photo: www.uclouvain.be Unrealistic and laughable His assessment is devastating. He calls the COP21 agreement a “grand illusion“, a “resounding failure” and one of “wishful thinking” on the part of the rich countries. He calls the 2.0°C warming target “unrealistic” – never mind the 1.5°C warming target, which in the interview he called “laughable“. No enforcement mechanisms Markó calls the COP21 agreement an “obvious failure” because there is no mechanism forcing the signatory countries to do what they just ‘promise’. “Nothing is binding.” Markó says the rich countries have engaged in “wishful thinking“. When it comes to the $100 billion in annual payments to developing countries, “nothing in the 10 pages of the 31-page final report assures this is going to happen”. Will it be loans or donations? Will there be an interest rate that will be applied? And if so, which? What happens in the event of of non-payment! There’s no organ of control”. Markó says, “Nobody knows how the European countries are going to finance these amounts to be paid to poor countries”. No CO2 emissions decrease Markó also tells Le Peuple more on why the COP21 agreement is nothing short of a folly: China can continue to emit CO2 without restriction up to 2030. These emissions would correspond to an increase of 140% over its 2005 emissions, and India 150% of its 2005 emissions. Other developing countries can emit CO2 as they see fit. No decrease in emissions!” Text filled with “should” instead of “shall” For professor Markó it is indeed a mystery why any serious environmental organization holding the belief that man-made CO2 emissions are damaging global climate would be satisfied with such a powerless agreement, which we are now seeing as being nothing more than an illusion of a binding treaty. Come Christmastime when environmentalists unwrap the package, they will quickly realize they’ve been sold a fake. Markó also finds it amazing that countries who endorse the agreement can still withdraw after 3 years: Yet once again, nothing is binding.” Remember that U.S. Secretary, John Kerry had announced before, that if there were …