PAPER OR PLASTIC? CORN OR GAS?

An event called  "The People's Climate March" took place in New York City this past Sunday to demonstrate against "climate change." Typically, these anti-capitalist, mini-Marxists spouted slogans, buzz words and misinformation designed to win support and sympathy for their movement. I thought it would be informative to examine just two of their mantras and check them for accuracy and intellectual honesty.

One of the campaigns of environmentalists is to urge people to use paper bags instead of plastic bags at the supermarket. Paper or plastic. Well, they say the correct answer is paper. Or is it? Mull these numbers over while you're bagging your groceries.
1. Paper bags cost 3 times more to manufacture than plastic bags.
2. The manufacturing process for paper bags causes 50 times more pollution than the process for plastic bags.
3. Paper bags take up 5 times more space in landfills than plastic bags.
Finally,  there is one glaring inconsistency in the paper versus plastic argument. We are constantly being told how we must preserve our trees and forest acreage, but replacing plastic with paper will result in even more trees being cut down.

The other mantra of the climate change mini-Marxists is their stand against big oil and fossil fuels, and their advocacy of bio-fuels.. They tell us ethanol can save the planet from filthy air and filthy oil companies. Ponder a few of these numbers while  filling up your tank.
1.Fuel mileage with ethanol is 25% lower than gas.
2 .40% of our corn crop goes for ethanol, which, in turn, raises the price of food commodities.
3.  Corn production erodes the soil 20 times faster than the soil is formed.
4. Burning ethanol produces carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, which are 2 gases that help create acid rain.
5. Producing a gallon of ethanol conusmes more energy than it produces.
6. Ethanol companies receive 5 billion dollars a year in taxpayer subsidies.
7. If every vehicle in the US  converted to ethanol, it would require that 90% of our cropland be used exclusively for corn production.
8. Because ethanol is corrosive it cannot be transported via pipelines, and therefore, it must be transported by truck and train, consuming even more fuel.

One last note. The theme of the People's Climate March was climate change. It is important to realize they did not use the term "global warming," since there has been none since 1998. They are hedging their bets, so no matter which way the environment goes, they can smugly raise their hands and say, "See, we told you so." This intellectual dishonesty proves that the environmental crusade is not about saving the planet, but about furthering socialist political and social agendas.