Does the UN actually do...ANYTHING???
JeremyInvincible
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7600005.stm
This isn't so much a post to debate the topic of the article, but more one of....aren't these people supposed to be stopping wars etc???
*sigh*
This isn't so much a post to debate the topic of the article, but more one of....aren't these people supposed to be stopping wars etc???
*sigh*
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7600005.stm
This isn't so much a post to debate the topic of the article, but more one of....aren't these people supposed to be stopping wars etc???
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*eye roll*
That is stinkin' ridiculous.
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Hmmm....interesting what is being focused on huh?? LOL!!
Mmmm, that 97% ff BEEF hot dog I had last night was GOOD!!! :laugh:0 -
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Don't you know what U.N. actually stands for??
Unwanted Nobodies.
Square root of useless.0 -
really the UN has time to discuss how much beef we should be consuming.....:huh: i wonder what they do in their FREE time0
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really the UN has time to discuss how much beef we should be consuming.....:huh: i wonder what they do in their FREE time
I'm sure the Georgian's in Eastern Europe are relieved that the UN has their beef consumption interests at heart.
'No Democratic Republic of Georgia, we won't assist you with those Russian tanks over there, but we would like you to know that we feel your Beef consumption is leading to Global Warming, so if you could cut down, that would be greeeeeaaaaat.'
(that hissing noise you hear in the background is my biting sarcasm)0 -
I wonder how much the group of UN people who came up with this was paid.... and has McDonalds made a counter statement yet?:laugh:0
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From the UN's charter:
"Purposes
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends."
I honestly am not seeing how greenhouse gases fit into that bundle... :laugh: Maybe they are considering this a "humanitarian" problem?0 -
From the UN's charter:
"Purposes
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends."
I honestly am not seeing how greenhouse gases fit into that bundle... :laugh: Maybe they are considering this a "humanitarian" problem?
Maybe if someone pointed out that the Russian Tanks that invaded a sovereign country were contributing to global warming the UN would see fit to step in.0 -
really the UN has time to discuss how much beef we should be consuming.....:huh: i wonder what they do in their FREE time
Apparently, they are measuring cow and sheep front and rear emissions!:laugh:0 -
really the UN has time to discuss how much beef we should be consuming.....:huh: i wonder what they do in their FREE time
Apparently, they are measuring cow and sheep front and rear emissions!:laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: and how exactly do they measure that?0 -
I'm gonna play the devil's advocate here
if we dont take care of the environnement, soon enough there wont be any planet nor humans to care of.
when the water level will flood up nearly all of florida, food shortage worldwide and everything else happens,,, i bet you'll be wishing the UN did more for the environement.
not sure what a climate scientist can do for go georgians anyways.
Don't get me wrong though, my heart goes go to all victims of any conflict around the world,
and the UN could do better on ALL fronts.
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Show me scientific proof that global warming is a real threat and is more than just hype, and I'll be concerned.
That is all.0 -
I'm gonna play the devil's advocate here
if we dont take care of the environnement, soon enough there wont be any planet nor humans to care of.
when the water level will flood up nearly all of florida, food shortage worldwide and everything else happens,,, i bet you'll be wishing the UN did more for the environement.
not sure what a climate scientist can do for go georgians anyways.
Don't get me wrong though, my heart goes go to all victims of any conflict around the world,
and the UN could do better on ALL fronts.
may
Couldn't have said it better myself.0 -
Show me scientific proof that global warming is a real threat and is more than just hype, and I'll be concerned.
That is all.0 -
The climate is cooling. When this happened when I was a child, they were all screaming we were all gonna die of freezing temperatures. I believe it's the sun. It has bursts of output. What can we do about that?0
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The climate is cooling. When this happened when I was a child, they were all screaming we were all gonna die of freezing temperatures. I believe it's the sun. It has bursts of output. What can we do about that?0
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Show me scientific proof that global warming is a real threat and is more than just hype, and I'll be concerned.
That is all.
Oh snap!
Uhm...sure is a nice day outside...haha, actually it's rather cool for a Early September day, ahahahaha!
Anyhoo, I understand that the UN wants to make sure that Florida doesn't flood, because I am positive that Kofi Annon and a few others around there absolutely love Animal Kingdom, but I mean cmon, let's look at the major conflicts around the world and what our beloved UN is doing to help put them to rest....
Sudan
Georgia
Lebanon
Burma/Myanmar
Turkish incursions in Iraq
Afganistan
Pakistan (Government collapse and skirmishes with Afgan forces)
Chechnya
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Iran (Refusal to cooperate with the West on pretty much anything, threatening Israel at every turn)
The Fatah/Hamas conflicts
Somalia
And that is 2008 alone, and what has the UN done to stop any of this??? I work in Internation Relief, and I know of how many people die because of the inaction of this glorious international peace keeping body. Do your job UN, bring peace to the world and I might consider not eating a hamburger.0
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