Scientists have discovered a way of using eggshells from ordinary chickens to absorb carbon dioxide. This is said to be the first use for them except, of course, for those used by Gordon Brown to tread on.
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DAILY GREEN JOKE - FRIDAY 04/01/08
Published January 4, 2008 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Scientists, Gordon Brown, Carbon dioxide, Eggshells, Chickens
DAILY GREEN JOKE - THURSDAY 03/01/08
Published January 3, 2008 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Vanilla, Cow, Ice cream, Dung, Flies
An ice cream made from vanilla extracted from cow dung is being marketed. It takes twice as long to eat. Nothing to do with the taste it’s just you have to keep waving the flies off it.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - WEDNESDAY 02/01/08
Published January 2, 2008 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Recycle, Old woman, Shoe, Waste
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
Because, of course, she had an exemplary regimen of conscientious waste recycle practises.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - TUESDAY 01/01/08
Published January 1, 2008 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Trees, Buckle, Knock, Pick up, Planted, Resources
One, two, buckle my shoe,
Three, four, knock at the door,
Five, six, pick up sticks,
Seven, eight, ensure sufficient trees are re-planted to compensate for the removal of these resources.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - FRIDAY 28/12/07
Published December 28, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: North Pole, Explorer, Pen Hadow, Trekking, Rader, Ice-cap, Dipstick
In 2008, explorer Pen Hadow will trek 2,000km across the North Pole, dragging a radar that will probe the thickness of the ever-shrinking ice-cap. Nobody has told him it would be easier to gauge it using a dipstick.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - THURSDAY 27/12/07
Published December 27, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Co2, China, Australians, Polluters, Per capita, Home and Away, Neighbour
Australians were found to be the world’s worst polluters per capita, producing five times as much CO2 from generating power as China. They also export many harmful products – ‘Home and Away’ and ‘Neighbours’ for instance.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - WEDNESDAY 26/12/07
Published December 26, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Recycle, Monarch, Airline, Initiative, Flights, Silver, Snack packet
Monarch are now launching a recycle initiative aboard their flights. It’s nothing new, most airlines have been road testing the recyclable silver snack packet that nobody can open for ages.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - TUESDAY 25/12/07
Published December 25, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Environmental, Jingle bells, Ecological, Sleigh, Droppings
Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
Jingle All The Way
Oh what fun it is to ride in an ecologically sound, animal powered sleigh (although their droppings may have environmental implications).
DAILY GREEN JOKE - MONDAY 24/12/07
Published December 24, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: Co2, Weather, Carbon, Emissions, Climate, Change, Industries, Offset
Well the weather outside is frightful,
Owing, obviously, to fluctuations in the climate caused by big industries’ refusal to offset their emissions.
DAILY GREEN JOKE - FRIDAY 21/12/07
Published December 21, 2007 Green jokes 0 CommentsTags: George Bush, Scientists, Anthropocene, Imminent, Armageddon
Scientists have coined a term for our new age - they call it the “anthropocene” because human interference with planetary systems is affecting the very life-support systems we depend upon. George Bush can’t spell it but, as we know, he still struggles with ‘imminent’ and ‘Armageddon.’
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