[kj] OT : Live Earth etc ...

[Brendan]

My biggest gesture towards the environment so far has been not having
kids. I figure as time goes on I can take the average amount of progeny I
would be expected to have by now, and even if I only use 50% of the
resources they would, then I'm ahead of the game. By now (age 33) the
average would probably be at least 1 child, by the time I'm 90 I'd be
expected to be responsible for a dozen or more (two + generations), so as
I get older I can use exponentially more resources AND become
exponentially more environmentally friendly...haha.

Christ, I should probably be a corporate lawyer or something. I'll be a
bit stuffed if I have kids though, I'll have to pay all the carbon credits
back...

You guys would still love me if I was a corporate lawyer wouldn't you...?

;)


> Agreed, it's not so much Diana herself, but the fuckers who adore her and

> her legend so much ... for fucks sake, get a grip you cunts ... as for

> Madonna, anyone who prided themselves in singing about being a material

> girl

> and such matters has no place on a stage about tackling climate change ...

> it's utter nonsense ... it is though quite appropriate that Extremities is

> being re-released late this year as Killing Joke and maybe Midnight Oil

> were

> the only relatively mainstream bands continually harping on about such

> issues throughout the late 80s and early 90s ... I'm not suggesting that

> we

> are all pious, high and mighty about it all (though I do like a bit of

> recycling at home but that's about it) ... but most of those who will be

> "involved" over the weekend are probably the worst offenders of all ...

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Rob Horan" <Rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk>

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

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> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 11:04 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT : Live Earth etc ...

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>> To be fair to Mads (I aint no fan believe me) and any other musician,

>> none of us were thinking carbon footprints until 12 months ago......

>> Yes that 'Diana and me' shite was unbelievably poor (except for Harry's

>> bird Chelsy of course!!) - the adulation of Diana drives me f*ckn

>> loopy.....

>>

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>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

>> On Behalf Of pssyche23

>> Sent: 03 July 2007 22:03

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: [kj] OT : Live Earth etc ...

>>

>> Funny feature on the BBC London news this evening ... in view of

>> Madonna's

>> headline appearance at this weekend's Live Earth "gig" at Wembley

>> Stadium,

>> they did a check up on her carbon footprint ... whereas the average

>> Londoner

>> comes in at about 10 (tons of CO2), Madge clocks up 1,000+ ... she has

>> the

>> carbon footprint of approx 14,000 Malawi citizens ... I didn't really

>> know

>> whether to laugh or cry ... at least the early evening finish last

>> Sunday at

>> Lords meant that I managed avoid bumping into the massed hordes leaving

>> the

>> "Concert For Diana" ... what a puke inducing thought ... anyway, we had

>> a

>> right old storm in London early this evening ... not much to rival what

>> our

>> good friends across the pond experience in Tornado alley but exciting

>> enough

>> for us to have a feature on the BBC News website ...

>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6267038.stm ... I kinda saw it

>> coming

>> when I left work at 16:45 BST ... it was impressive enough for me to get

>> the

>> camera out & take a snap ... http://home.clara.net/antoni/darksky.JPG

>> ... I

>> managed to jump on the bus before the torrential downpour and hail ...

>> phew.

>>

>> Regards, Antoni

>>

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