Bloomberg News is out with a report today on a very "serious" problem with the proposed border wall between the USA and Mexico: it will contribute to global warming. Bet you didn't see that one coming. Really, the news report says that all the concrete used in wall construction will lead to additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The funny thing about the entire article is that it bases its view of the effect of the wall on the expected carbon footprint of a concrete wall along the entire border that is 1.5 feet thick and 30 feet high. That's pretty good since the wall has not yet been designed or even sited. In other words, the Bloomberg reporter doesn't know which sections of the border will get a wall and which won't. The reporter also doesn't have any way of knowing the dimensions of the wall. Indeed, the reporter doesn't even know if the wall will be made of concrete. The whole story is a phony. (And that ignores the issue of whether or not the concrete used in the wall would affect global warming even slightly.)
Why does the media bother with these articles. It's as if there is a never-ending stream of morons on parade each day in America's "news" outlets.
The funny thing about the entire article is that it bases its view of the effect of the wall on the expected carbon footprint of a concrete wall along the entire border that is 1.5 feet thick and 30 feet high. That's pretty good since the wall has not yet been designed or even sited. In other words, the Bloomberg reporter doesn't know which sections of the border will get a wall and which won't. The reporter also doesn't have any way of knowing the dimensions of the wall. Indeed, the reporter doesn't even know if the wall will be made of concrete. The whole story is a phony. (And that ignores the issue of whether or not the concrete used in the wall would affect global warming even slightly.)
Why does the media bother with these articles. It's as if there is a never-ending stream of morons on parade each day in America's "news" outlets.
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