{"id":5197,"date":"2008-05-01T05:48:31","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T05:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/fat-people-have-bigger-carbon.html"},"modified":"2008-05-01T05:48:31","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T05:48:31","slug":"fat-people-have-bigger-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/fat-people-have-bigger-carbon.html","title":{"rendered":"Fat People Have Bigger Carbon Footprints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just one more thing for environmentalists to judge you by. Heaven forbid that you’re fat<\/a> with five kids or you would be run out of town on a rail:<\/p>\n

The fact is that lean is green, and larger people leave larger carbon footprints on the world. A few examples:
\nFood consumption
\nThere’s an old joke about a mother telling her son to finish the food on his plate because there are starving children in Africa. The smart-aleck’s response is, “Got a stamp?”
\nWhat’s not a joke is that there is a finite amount of food in the world, and it is growing scarce. Recent food riots Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, Mexico, Egypt, and other countries are a stark reminder that many people do not have enough to eat. The cost of staple foods such as corn, rice, and wheat are at record highs across the globe, and some can’t afford to feed their families.
\nMeanwhile in the United States, obesity is at an all-time high; two-thirds of adults in the Land of Plenty are overweight or obese. Obesity is perhaps the ultimate symbol of resource consumption; it’s visible proof that overweight people already has more than they need-and take more anyway.
\n[…]
\nAir pollution
\nOverweight people create more air pollution than thin people do. It’s simple physics: Extra pounds translate into extra fuel in automobiles and airplanes. Extra fuel means increased energy usage, oil drilling, and air pollution. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just one more thing for environmentalists to judge you by. Heaven forbid that you’re fat with five kids or you would be run out of town on a rail: The fact is that lean is green, and larger people leave larger carbon footprints on the world. 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