On Feb 28, 10:53*am, "James" wrote:
"znobo" wrote in message

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Hey komrade Fran this must be your lifetyle!

No?

Oh, I see, do as I say!

GOTCHA!

February 28 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald finds an Australian family that could be the
poster children for its Earth Hour campaign:

A striking feature of the Delaneys' lifestyle is their small
environmental footprint. They use very little electricity, create only
a small amount of waste and rely exclusively on public transport.

How sweet. And how has this family managed to produce this striking
feat of eco-living?

For 13 years they have lived in the shanty towns of the Indian
capital, New Delhi. The family home, in a neighbourhood called Janta
Mazdoor Colony, is about the size of a typical Australian bedroom.
They have no running water, no TV, no fridge and no washing machine.
Two mattresses, used to sleep on at night, double as a "lounge" during
the day. Meals are eaten sitting on the floor and they share with
neighbours a squat toilet in a small bathroom. (O)pen drains still run
along the slum's maze of narrow alley ways and empty into a putrid
canal not far from the Delaneys' front door.

Now that's green but if you make life better for them, they will pollute
and will have to return to their 1990 level of living or be shot for
exceeding their green footprint.

Based on arguments from AGWers, the world would have to cut back 80%
on CO2 produced energy to avoind any anthropogenic increase in CO2.
Currently, the only countries in the world meeting that standard are
Haiti and Somalia- A. McIntire