Environmental News Producing 25% More Carbon
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010A study released late last week by the Center for Environmental Irony revealed that the carbon footprint of media coverage of commercial and industrial environmental impact actually increases the total carbon footprint of mankind by approximately 25.3%. According to the study, every occurrence of the words “carbon footprint” actually releases 2.3 metric tons of carbon monoxide, the gas widely believed to be at the root of global warming, into the atmosphere. ”The results are quite shocking,” said Klaus Von Chimneyschwiep, a fellow with the CEI. ”We always thought that reporting on the causes of global warming would have a net positive effect, but the exact opposite is true. Every time the media reports on the environmental impact of something, they actually make that impact 2.4 times worse on average. In fact, simply by reporting these facts to you, two cute and cuddly kittens have suffocated to death on deadly toxic gases.”