An Ode to CO2

Murray Grainger posts a wonderful bit of snark over at WUWT:

There once was a molecule of gas
whose actions simply bordered on crass:
Causing heat, rain and snow,
drought and floods (don’t you know?)
And the wastage of oodles of cash

Well played sir, well played.

QOTD - Leftist Insanity Edition

Tam brings the industrial-grade snark over at VFTP:

[...]and who here thought light bulbs would be banned before bullets?

Heh.

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