"Power to the People - Energy Consumption in Denmark"

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5. The IRONY is really FUNNY!!

kristopher states
yet here you are trying out the "guilt by association" fallacy.

Irony is really funny; and kristopher complaining about "guilt by association" is really ironic.

I guess the idea of "two-faced hypocrisy" is lost on some. If someone, like Gore; complains about excessive energy usage and its effect on climate change; then that allows that person to do exactly what one is complaining about. As long as one complains loud and long about other people using lots of energy; then it's OK to own an "energy-hog" office complex and fly by private jet in lieu of commercial, or refrain from travel at all.

As far as Denmark, one can see where Denmark ranks in terms of CO2 emission per capita at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita

We find Denmark at #45, with a 2008 CO2 emission of 8.4 metric tonnes per capita

However, there are some countries that do EVEN BETTER than Denmark in terms of carbon footprint:

We find France at #65, with a 2008 CO2 emission of 6.1 metric tonnes per capita. France is >80% nuclear power for electric generation.

We find Sweden at #74 with a 2008 CO2 emission of 5.3 metric tonnes per capita Sweden is about 50% hydro and 50% nuclear for electric generation.

So as laudable as Denmark is in comparison to the USA, which is #12 at 18.5 metric tonnes per capita in 2008; there are countries that are doing EVEN BETTER than Denmark at this laudable goal. That's because France and Sweden listen to the scientists like Hansen. That's something that people is some corners PRETEND to do, and chastise others for not listening to the scientist. However, if the scientists tell them something that they don't like; they feel free to ignore the scientists just like the people they complain about. There's a word for that.

The good thing about science is that it is true, whether or not you believe in it.
--Neil deGrasse Tyson

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