Fizzy Logic?

So, the world is in danger of imminent destruction, or at least irreversible climate change, due to the carbon dioxide emissions from man-made sources such as flying in aeroplanes (see GreenThing)

Of course, there are other sources of carbon dioxide that make a big impact, notably cows / cattle whose flatulence and excrement contributes enormously, so think of this next time you eat a MacDonalds / Burger King...

But one surely major player in the carbon dioxide equation has got to be fizzy drinks. Think about it, companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi (who between them produce and distribute many of the known brands of fizzy pop) actually have massive factories where they deliberately create zillions of cubic metres of carbon dioxide. This is then pumped into bottles with acres of sugar, or those horrible sweetener chemicals, add a bit of flavouring and colouring and bob's your uncle you have an instant global warming time bomb!

Surely something should be said, if not even done about these shameless polluters? If the scientists are right (and not just jumping on the political funding bandwagon...) then a world without Coca Cola and its ilk may well be a cooler place to be, if perhaps lacking a bit of pizzaz and a little flatter too... burp! ;-)