A rare post of semi-seriousness!!!
Apparently there is some sort of quasi-official (read:waste of taxpayer dollars) group dedicated to resolving the issue of the racial imbalance of global warming. The Environment Justice and Climate Change Initiative (EJCC) apparently fancies themselves enough of a legitimate group to warrant the attention of policy makers. In what comes as no surprise to anyone, anywhere South Carolina Democrat (and House Whip) James Clyburn has jumped on the bandwagon to propagate action against the nefarious, rich polluters who force such economic burdens on “African-Americans.”*
The commission Clyburn helped launch claims Hurricane Katrina’s impact on New Orleans was a preview of how global warming will affect African-Americans.
[W]hile individual storms cannot be linked specifically to climate change, scientists warn that warmer waters may foster-more intense storms,” the background paper on the commission’s efforts, authored by Michel Gelobter, Carla Peterman and Azebuilke Akaba said. “The flooding of New Orleans still highlights the vulnerability of the African-American community to types of extreme weather events expected with global climate change.”
I find it interesting that they site New Orleans after Katrina as an example of the vulnerability of blacks to global climate changes. Weren’t these the same people who were using their government issued bail-out checks and cash cards for hookers and booze?**
Interestingly, in their quest for alternative energy sources that would be less costly to minorities, the proposed solution involves not letting investors reap the rewards of new products.
J. Andrew Hoerner, director of the sustainable economics program at Redefining Progress and a co-author of the EJCC report, told the Business & Media Institute that solutions to climate change should be designed in a way so investors don’t reap all the benefits.
There’s more about his idiotic solution, but what I want to point out is that if investors aren’t making money, they aren’t investors. They are donors. And at the risk of being condemned as a racist, this has to be the stupidest thing I have ever seen and I’ve watched a friend be taped running laps around a football field naked because the Buckeyes won a football game. Despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting global warming, am I expected to believe such a phenomena can be classified as racist? What next? I suppose the ocean’s racist for launching so many devastating hurricanes in eastern Asia or on the poorer island countries between South and North America? Maybe the moon’s racist for appearing white in the evening sky?
Upon further review, don’t click the links. Don’t read about this. Don’t even acknowledge it. I did and I am 3% dumber for it. You have been warned.
*Note that true African Americans are those born in Africa who matriculate to America. The prefix-like use of “African” before “American” supposes some sort of pre-established African culture brought to America. I am curious as to how true African Americans feel about the use of the term by America in her quest to be as PC as possible to group them together with American people of color.***
**Not that I am saying this is a bad thing, but look: hurricane destroyed your home. You get free money for hookers and booze. Don’t expect me to feel too sorry for you; I have to pay for my hookers and booze out of my own pocketbook.
***Hint: it’s not pink!
