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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 04:14 PM Sep 2014

5 Ways ISIS Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

Mercifully, it appears to be satire.

http://www.clickhole.com/article/5-ways-isis-can-reduce-its-carbon-footprint-1053

As ISIS continues to expand its operations in the Middle East, it is more urgent than ever for this group to enact sustainable policies that will have the least impact on our environment. Here are some expert tips to help the Islamic State go green!

1. Purchase carbon offsets
Driving one standard truck from Mosul to Tikrit releases more than 225 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. Using a carbon offset company like carbonfund.org can make those resupplying runs carbon neutral.

2. Reduce number of security checkpoints
Requiring cars to stop at a military checkpoint leads to fuel inefficiency and idling engines, especially if an ISIS agent has to search the vehicle. Limiting checkpoints to one every 20 miles provides similar security with significantly lower emissions!

3. Avoid setting oil wells on fire
ISIS recently made headlines by setting three oil wells on fire in northern Iraq. When fossil fuels burn, they release high concentrations of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—a major cause of climate change. If ISIS hopes to reduce its carbon footprint, it should refrain from igniting any more oil wells going forward.


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5 Ways ISIS Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint (Original Post) KamaAina Sep 2014 OP
Clickhole is the Onion Bucky Sep 2014 #1
Burning one pound of petrol creates three pounds of carbon dioxide. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #2
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. Burning one pound of petrol creates three pounds of carbon dioxide.
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 04:17 PM
Sep 2014

I don't think they realize this fact.

We need to airlift classrooms to ISIS encampments!

STAT!

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