So all of you people think that Santa Claus runs his sweat shop operation on fairy dust? Not exactly. In this era of carbon footprints, the jolly old elf himself steps heavy when it comes to making little girls and boys happy on Christmas.
The Cadence Network, a Cincinnati-based energy management firm that tracks carbon footprints for businesses across the nation, researched the fat man's "green" rating. It ain't pretty.
Santa's total carbon output is more than two million metric tons, which, according to the Cadence folks, means a carbon dioxide output of more than eight million tons, the equivalent to the annual CO2 output of Luxembourg.
Cadence came to this by figuring raw material distribution to the North Pole, shipment and storage of gifts produces 2.2 million metric tons of carbon; running a large toy manufacturing facility generates 6,661 metric tons of carbon; on-site housing for his elf workforce produces 7,100 metric tons; nine flying reindeer produce 11,081 metric tons of carbon.
Somebody should be checking this guy's list and marking it twice. Put that that in your egg nog, Santa. No cookies and milk for you until that carbon footprint comes down. Bah humbug on you!
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