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First "Carbon-Free" CPU Fights Global Warming
An anonymous reader writes "VIA is doing its bit to fight Global Warming by introducing the 'world's first carbon-free' desktop PC processor. The RoHS-compliant C7-D consumes 20W at 1.8GHz, and is accompanied by a 'Clean Computing Initiative' that aims to offset the chip's environmental cost. According to a LinuxDevices report, VIA has pledged that atmospheric carbon released during generation of the power needed to run the chip throughout its expected life-cycle will be offset by regional conservation, reforestation, and energy programs initiated or contributed to by VIA."
Back in the '70's the big scare was Global Cooling. We were told that we would all freeze to death. Now the big scare is Global Warming. We're all going to overheat, melt the icecaps, and drown. These are all part of nature's climate cycles of cooling and warming trends. To say that man's activity is warming the earth is unproven.
However, under the name of "Global Warming", there are large power-grabs between nations. Notice that China, the world's largest polluter, is excluded from the Kyoto agreement, yet the US is supposed to follow it. This allows China to grow their economy while it tries to destroy the US economy. The amount of pollution that we emit is small compared to China, yet we are pegged as the "world's polluter."
I'm a conservationist. There are many ways to conserve the environment and have full economic activity. That is in stark contrast to the environmentalists and Global Warming theorists who want us to reduce and/or stop our economic growth.
While I can smell the sweet pungent aroma of sarcasm dripping like syrup from your post, I gotta say two things:
You don't need an oil well to make your own diesel.
And, while Greenpeace aren't exactly sissies, I must state that they're insane. They make practical environmentalists (those who are environmental because it's better for personal finance and convenience) look bad.
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Welfare for developing nations. It wasn't about pollution, it was about money changing hands.
China was specifically exempted as a developing nation as were many other countries. Let's call them the 'recipient nations'. The ones that were penalized were/are the 'donor nations'. Mainly the First World.
Basically, the main objection to the agreement, beside the palpable unfairness of constricting our economic growth while other nations are unfettered, is that to achieve economic growth one must pay for 'carbon credits' which ultimately means the money goes to nations on the recipient nation list, like China. So, i'm paying China for the right to pollute, and they take the money and spend it on forced sterilization or more firewalls. Or on a war with Taiwan. Or us.
The "best" part about Kyoto was that even if it worked, it wasn't going to reduce anything. Everyone knew this. We would be lucky if we tread water under this agreement, and it's likely that global emissions will increase under the Protocol. Specifically because of the exemptions for developing nations which was the identified reason the US would not ratify.
But come on, it was all a wealth-transfer scam, a soak the rich scheme on a global basis. If the US ratified this, it would be insane. Just because the EU is bent on self-destruction doesn't mean we have to follow them over the cliff. Paying people that hate you for the right to virtually exist as a nation is not very smart. As for the rest of the world, most of those nations are recipient nations. Approving the treaty meant windfall cash. Who is going to turn that down?
And if you haven't heard about global cooling you haven't read enough. It was all the rage in the late 70s and early 80s. Then the advocates pretty much turned on a dime and started talking about global warming in the same 'threat of doom' tone. If you look around, you can find lists of contrasting quotes from quite a few people. These are funny and I recommend them. Unfortunately, after reading them, environmental scare tactics aren't very effective against you.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.
This reminds me of the organic eggs that cost so much in stores. Here you have something that is the same/inferior but it makes you feel good, so pay more than you would for it.
The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
There should be a fee for producing any carbon-free device.
Atmospheric carbon is our one and only defense against the next ice age, which we know is coming and which we know will wipe us out.
Not to mention the fact that warming the planet will yield more useful land in northern climes than will be abandoned in equatorial climes.
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Global Warming is a bunch of bullshit. Enough said. Mother Earth can take care of itself. If this means Earth will plummet into an ice age then so be it. The planet has a few billion more people then it should anyways.
The question is, can the Human race adapt and survive a ice age? I know it can. The question is, Will we be ready for an ice age? And I am not talking about evolution.
Via needs to stop wasting resources on building a environment friendly processor and build us a quantum computer. We want more power. *que the tim taylor graunting*
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