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So I haven't checked the news yet... Did Live Earth fix the environment? It was in the 90s here on Saturday and it's 78 here today so maybe it did. That's a relief.

Seriously though, I still don't understand what the point of Live Earth was. A concert to raise awareness of impending doom? I suppose that makes sense. I've always wanted to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers before I die.

I have to say, the lineup for the concerts did seem to reek a little of the people organizing it. Nothing says, "Al Gore planned this" like "Ladies and gentlemen... I give you.... GENESIS!!!!" I would have loved to be at the pitch meeting when Gore presented his wish list of bands for the event. I'm picturing something similar to a scene from the movie, Major League...

Organizer Guy: I've never heard of half of these bands and the ones I do know are way past their prime.
Other Organizer Guy: Most of these bands never had a prime.
First Organizer Guy: This guy here is dead.
Al Gore: Cross him off then.

According to this story, humans are using too much of the Sun. It will be reported today in a study published by European scientists, that humans use up almost a quarter of the sun's energy captured by plants, the most of any species. The researchers said the findings showed humans were using "a remarkable share" of the earth's plant productivity "to meet the needs and wants of one species".

What amazes me is that they needed a study to find this out! Are these the same scientists that recently reported that humans are responsible for a sizable majority of the world's automobile production? Were they expecting that other species were going to be responsible for the earth's plant productivity? Are there farms being run by orangutans somewhere that I've never heard about?

And I'm sorry, we're talking about the SUN right? Are we worried that we're wasting the Sun? Is there a Sun shortage? I don't understand what the point of this story is other than to blame humans for something else. There seems to be a large movement of people that are just ANTI-people. They want to blame people for everything wrong on Earth and as far as they're concerned, there's not a problem in the world, be it earthquakes or tsunamis or volcanoes or tornadoes or hurricanes or Ryan Seacrest, that can't be fixed with granola.

This has been the "We're All Doomed!" for Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007.

(oh and Happy Fourth of July Eve!)

I'll admit it. I'm not a tree hugger. I really don't even like nature. Nature and I have more of a S&M kind of relationship. Once I urinated on a bush. The bush seemed humiliated but accepting of its role in the relationship. We both quickly realized that I wasn't invested in the relationship and we eventually grew apart. That is about as intimate as I get with nature. Even animals. Couldn't really care less. While I don't have season tickets to the local cock-fighting contests, I do really enjoy eating chicken. If God didn't intend for me to eat meat, he wouldn't have made cows so tasty. Plus, I don't find Birkenstocks to be all that comfortable. The lifestyle just isn't for me.

And then there is a story like this one to make me feel even more confident that I'm on the right side of the issue. Apparently, some Scottish villlagers have their kilts in a bunch over some development project because they're afraid that it will displace the ... wait for it... FAIRIES! Yes, fairies.