Obligatory “Earth Day” Video(s)

"Daniel" and his old lady "Katie" are featured in this video produced by the Art Institute of Atlanta, about a car that runs on used vegetable oil. This is a great idea, until everyone else picks up on it and starts raiding dumpsters behind restaurants. Not a pretty picture, is it? People talk about running cars on ethanol made from corn. That's a great idea too. Problem is, we've killed off the family farm to the point where the USA's entire corn production would have to be turned over to petroleum. Farmers can get a better price from Exxon than from Piggly Wiggly. Who do you think will bear the brunt of that choice?

Then there's this guy who says anybody can make their own electric car. In a clip with incomplete captions (must have been in a hurry), he gives us an idea. In addition, 2006 saw the release of an award-winning documentary entitled Who Killed The Electric Car? The short answer is, the automobile industry. You can watch the trailer, or buy the DVD, and decide for yourself.

Paul has. He says my next car should be a "plug-in" hybrid, or an electric. This is what I need in my life, a son who can solve all the world's problems, so I don't have to. Sure takes a load off. Still...

If you ask me (and who shouldn't?), most of our problem is based on greed, and most of our solutions will prolong it. We have designed our entire transportation infrastructure on the need for a personal conveyance to be able to get anywhere, or to do anything. In order for the rest of the world to live as well as we do, it would require the natural resources of six planets the size of Earth. That's right. Six parallel worlds with no other purpose but to keep our plasma TVs running and our tanks full. Also to keep Al Gore's Gulfstream jet running so he can trot all over the place telling the rest of the world not to live so wastefully. It's an understandable request. If we all live like that, there won't be enough left for guys like him. That's why we need to stop reproducing. Then radical Muslims can repopulate and take over Europe (as they have promised to do), and eventually North America. Then they will bar women from driving cars as they already do in Saudi Arabia. This will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially with the threat of beheading to consider.

So you see, things can really work out for the greater good, if only we listen to the experts, huh kids?

[Content advisory on third clip. Mild language and innuendo.]
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