Stokes’ article on the strangest environmental moments of 2006 had me laughing my behind off.

Christian Coalition Calls Out Bush On Global Warming.
The true irony is that there was ever a division in the public mind
between Christian values and conservation. In April, 86 evangelical
leaders signed
a letter hoping to remedy that. It criticized Bush for his inaction on
global warming and gave rise to a new green movement among Christians
in which church groups recycle and plant trees.

Michael Crichton Wins "Excellence In Journalism" Award. That’s right — Crichton’s anti-enviro fantasy thriller State Of Fear won
him the highly coveted award for journalistic excellence from … the
Society Of Petroleum Geologists. I only include this because I’m bitter
I lost the award with my "Interview With Jesus And Uncle Sam About Why
It’s Our Spiritual And Patriotic Duty To Use Lots Of Petroleum."

Some of the things listed in the aritcle made me slap my forehead thinking "WTF are we doing to ourselves?!" Honestly… There’s a problem when people who live in freezing cold weather are buying air conditioners… And personally, I’m still trying to figure out what was worse… Al Gore’s movie or The Day After Tomorrow. Yeah, Gore did a swell job at giving some scientific facts to global warming and making it more public - but it was boring as all hell and the biography shit in the middle of it all just ruined it!

Not to mention, anyone who knows the basic first year stuff on global warming shouldn’t have bothered going. …It was like sitting through grade 12 environmental studies all over again, only with an almost former president of the USA. And as for the Day After Tomorrow - geez. Don’t even get me started! …That just made global warming look like a joke. … Well, 2007 is another year.