Yes, We Hate You All

Having discovered that the notorious "carbon footprint" can justify the most draconian measures, the environmentalist movement has finally gone clear off the deep end with this gem from The Times:

Walking does more than driving to cause global warming, a leading environmentalist has calculated.

Food production is now so energy-intensive that more carbon is emitted providing a person with enough calories to walk to the shops than a car would emit over the same distance. The climate could benefit if people avoided exercise, ate less and became couch potatoes. Provided, of course, they remembered to switch off the TV rather than leaving it on standby.

Translation: "Our vision for man's future on Earth? Go home, turn off the heat, sit in the dark, and starve."