First off, no kid actually gets coal in their stocking, and probably haven’t in 100 years. It’s just a saying. Second, climate cultists are just wacko, as is the media which actually writes these stories…but, then, without them I wouldn’t have posts
Why ‘Santa Should Phase Out Coal’ for Naughty Kids This Christmas
On Amazon, you can buy red velvet bags emblazoned with “you’ve been naughty” and stuffed with pieces of real coal. Coal has long symbolized the nadir of Christmas presents, a shameful “gift” for ill-behaved children. In my opinion, it’s kind of a messed-up concept. I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Most of the ones I’m seeing are fake. A few aren’t, and are clearly labeled as novelty items
Pediatrician Tamsin Holland Brown is co-author of an opinion piece published in The British Medical Journal on Monday calling for an end to coal as a Christmas punishment.
Holland Brown works for Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust in the UK. Her co-authors are her daughters Lilac and Marigold, who “contributed to the content, design and structure of this article, defining matters of importance to children.”
Do they have this problem in the UK still?
The paper offers compelling arguments for banishing coal from Christmas traditions. As a non-renewable fossil fuel, the use of coal is one of the culprits in our human-caused climate crisis. “It would be good for goodness’ sake if coal was left in the ground,” the paper says.
Meanwhile, if you can take it, here’s NBC “News” linking the coldest Christmas in 40 years to climate apocalypse.
I’m pretty sure there is enough coal laying around to satisfy the novelty coal needs without needing to dig.
I was thinking though that this Winter is likely to be so cold that a nice sized bag of coal might be worth getting. A change is 2 degrees temperature is not a crisis. Temperatures dipping below zero is.
Gas price now down to $3.06
Last Trump/Desantis Morning Consult poll, Dec 18, Trump 48 Desantis 33
Trump 2024. !!!!
My uncle Joe had a fireplace in his house, and when he used it, he burned a big lump of coal rather than wood.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania’s, most important monument — no one really goes to see the dead Indian’s tomb — is the Asa Packer Mansion. Mr Packer was the mind behind the railroad to bring anthracite coal from what was then Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, to Easton, and then points east. When you tour the mansion, you’ll notice that much of it is dark and dingy from the coal burned in the multitude of fireplaces there. The soot is being slowly cleaned and the mansion restored, but decades of burning coal there have taken their toll.
Interesting which “history” historians choose to preserve. In this case, by cleaning away years of soot accumulation, they are attempting to portray the typical coal heated home as a clean and airy place. Reminds me of the Monticello “restoration” where the present curators decided to tear down most of the existing structure to “restore” it to it’s original condition. But it’s like that great scholar Barack Obama once said, “they didn’t build that”. So they don’t really care about preserving it. It’s just their job.
Ecofreaks should applaud the naughty coal gifts. After all, that’s coal that’s unlikely to be burned, so a represents “sequestered” carbon, something they support, even though it harms plant life. 🙂