Study shows EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

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Study shows EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

by Bob Yirka , Phys.org

Credit: Nils Sandman, CC BY 4.0

A pair of psychologists and an economist at the University of Turku, in Finland, have found that because the average electric vehicle (EV) owner is wealthier than the average person, they still have a bigger than average carbon footprint.

For their paper published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate, Nils Sandman, Elisa Sahari and Aki Koponen analyzed questionnaires sent to thousands of random adults in Finland regarding lifestyle choices, car use, environmental opinions and how they felt about EVs.

As global warming, exacerbated by human-origin greenhouse gas emissions continues, makers of some goods have begun to alter their products in ways that reduce emissions. One such product is the automobile.

FREEDOM OF RELIGION SEMINAR IN FINLAND

13 February 2019 | Helskinki, Finland

[Pekka Kärkkäinen]

Dr Ganoune Diop, Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, made the opening presentation at a Seminar on religious freedom held in the Finnish Parliament library on Wednesday, 6 February.

Dr Ganoune Diop

The seminar was organized by SVKN (the Council of Free Churches in Finland), together with most of the established religious bodies, and even included an interview from free-thinkers. No religious or non-religious bodies were excluded.

About 80 interested people listened as Diop dealt with the issue of freedom of religion as an inalienable human right. He emphasised that freedom of religion is not only a legal right but is fundamentally connected with the idea of humanity. “It is a global principle that defines what it means to be human,” he said. According to Diop, freedom of religion is about freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, the right to gather together, and the freedom to make decisions. It is equally an antidote to human exploitation.

Diop was one of three speakers and eight Members of Parliament who were invited. Former President of Finland Tarja Halonen also participated in the event, which was part of the United Nation’s Week of Mutual Understanding. The event was opened and concluded by the President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Finland, pastor Kalervo Aromäki.

Professor Elina Vuola from the University of Helsinki then dealt with the issue of the importance of understanding religions. She noted how important religious values are outside of Western Europe. More attention is now paid to religions and their values in international relations, she stated. She also warned against the danger of generalizing a religion and its practitioners based on a single crime committed by a member of that religion. She noted some newspapers that like to sensationalise in this way.

In the final speech, Professor Tuula Sakaranaho, also from the University of Helsinki, spoke about the principles of freedom of religion or belief, not just as individual freedom, but also within the whole context of society. Sakaranaho pointed out that often freedom of religion, the right to exercise faith, may be perceived by someone else as negative freedom of religion, a restriction of rights. She also reminded the audience that society cannot legislate to control thinking, nor can religions be discriminated against. However, she recognised that this is a delicate topic internationally, because roughly three out of four people in today’s world do not enjoy freedom of religion.

The seminar concluded with a panel of seven Members of Parliament answering questions about the topic. Their views varied considerably in an effort to balance rights between the individual and society, although everyone was ready to support the principle of freedom of religion as a human right.

In addition to the actual seminar, Dr Diop and Pastor Aromäki visited the Council of the Lutheran church. They met representatives and shared their thought that Adventists and Lutherans must continue to dialogue on this important topic now that the door has been opened for it.

Aromäki was the one who first introduced the idea for the symposium at one of the SVKN meetings. He noted that one of the benefits for the smaller denominations in Finland could be that they will be recognized as a viable voice on important human matters. For him, this very seminar is positive proof that this can happen.

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McDonald's Just Started Selling a Burger That Might Signal the End of the World As We Know It

It's come to this.

By Chris Matyszczyk

Chris Matyszczyk advises clients about advertising and marketing through his company Howard Raucous. In 2013, MediaPost named him the Most Influential Person on Madison Avenue. Full bio
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Now just imagine that brown stuff is soy-based.

CREDIT: Getty Images


Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.


Please lie here on my purple chaise-longue and let's play word association.

When I say "McDonald's," what's the first word that comes into your head?

Beef.

Fries.

Quarter Pounder.

Big Mac.

Unhealthy.

Stop, stop.

I just asked for one word.

Still, my expert analysis tells me that there was one word that never entered your head.

Please let me tell you, then...no, wait, here's a glass of fine Napa Sauvignon Blanc.

Ready?

McDonald's just launched a Vegan Burger.

Breathe. Don't look down yet. (There's a picture of it there, but don't think about that now.)

The new vegan burger is imaginatively called the McVegan.

The patty is soy-based and the rest of it is, well, what you'd expect.

Now I know this is a little bit of a shock for you. An even greater shock, perhaps, than when McDonald's started experimenting with fresh beef in its Quarter Pounders.

OK, I think you're ready for the picture.

Look, if the very concept is too much for you, I'll try and give you some good news.

The McVegan is currently only available in Finland. And McDonald's hasn't given any indication that it's bringing it to the U.S.

I must warn you, however, that some people are excited at the prospect of the McVegan.

They're already yearning for it on Twitter.

Change is life's great inevitable.

You just have to adjust. Or make sure you never go to Seattle, where they're already craving it.

Another glass of Sauvignon Blanc, perhaps?


Published on: Oct 6, 2017


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Runaway train crashes into hotel at Helsinki station

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:31:12 GMT

Emergency workers inspect the scene of the crash at Helsinki station, where a runaway train hit a hotel inside Finland's main railway early on Monday, January 4, 2010. AP photo

A passenger train with only three staff members aboard has reportedly crashed into a hotel by Helsinki's main railway station, slightly injuring one person.

Finnish transport officials said that a mechanical failure in the brakes was the source of the accident, which took place at 0712 GMT on Monday, causing four carriages weighing approximately 70 tons to crash into the Holiday Inn hotel.

The incident happened as the intercity train was being towed to Helsinki central train station.

An official from the Finnish Transport Agency told reporters that the three staff members aboard had alerted their colleagues at the station ahead of the crash, who helped clear passengers away from the incoming trains.

The hotel's conference room, which was empty at the time of the accident, has been severely damaged.

Officials fear that the building would collapse along with the nearby offices of Ernest & Young of the train is moved.

It was not immediately known why the brakes failed, or how the carriages dismantled from the train.

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Source:http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=115332&sectionid=351020606

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Letter: Lies obscured in health care debate

Chico Enterprise-Record
Posted: 11/04/2009 12:00:00 AM PST

Modernize the following quote from Joseph Goebbels and replace "state" with "Democrats": "The lie can be maintained only for such time as the Democrats can shield the people from the political, economic and or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the Democrats to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the Democrats." That defines their approach to the health care debate and the party itself.

Those that have been critical of proposed plan have been demonized. Real reforms have been offered, allowing health insurance companies to compete across state lines, tort reform, tax credits and insurance collectives, all have been dismissed by the Democrats.

Instead, Democrats offered 1,990 pages of new government bureaucracy, obfuscating the costs and benefits with legalese. The truth, the Canadian and UK "government options" are failing. The Canadian Medical Association reports a cost of $14.8 billion in lost productivity due to rationed care and waiting lists. According to the CMA, Rationing as a method of allocating health care services is an abysmal failure, leading to irreversible damage, addiction to pain killers and depression. In the UK, 10 percent of the waiting list patients are on extended sick leave. Finland calculates the cost of waiting can exceed the cost of treatment.

Democrats have a solution for this too — provide end-of-life counseling, euthanasia and tax the evil rich.

— Eric Schumacher, Chico

Source: http://www.chicoer.com/opinion/ci_13708753

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