Pure lunacy ..

I suppose that the next thing will be that singles will be assigned living mates to "save the planet".

What a scam this whole "global warming" nonsense is.

Wayne Martin, Palo Alto, US/CA

Yet, another study by overpaid liberal American university ''scientist's" (looking to justify their employment) by finding one more thing wrong with the United States.

Jerry, La Palma, California

This is getting beyond ridiculous. It's just plain stupid.

May I remind them usually when people get divorced; they move to smaller places. They usually have to work and their kids are in school most of the day or day care.

Has anyone seen singles places today. There is no furniture because they are not there. They are lucky if there's a bed.

peaches1, Houston, United States

So, how much currency and paper was wasted in order that some flunky could claim to have confirmed economies of scale?

At least we were treated to a predictably lame comment from Austin.

Fred, Durham, UK

Now we have a REAL reason to fight against the stampede of divorces: Global Warming. The no-fault divorce process now in place denies due process, equal protection, and trial by jury of peers. For the one not wanting the divorce it is NO voice, NO choice, NO appeal...Done Deal...BEFORE COURT CONVENES. The one filing is granted a divorce EVERY time. That is NOT "justice for ALL". It is unilateral divorce: all the rights to the quitter/abandoner/deserter of vows/promises/state contract...with state support and taxes.

Billy Miller, Alexandria, Louisiana

It's too bad we in the USA have such poor grammar skills. Why don't we all proofread our comments before posting them? If you want to worry about global warming, check out 2 Peter 3:10 in a King James Bible. That's the global warming you should worry about! Not this silly .5 degrees celsius increase. Give me a break! I guess we just need something stupid to get our minds off of more serious things.

Dave, Minnesota, USA

Finally someone has noticed the impact of Court-Ordered Global Warming. It's not the divorce that does the harm--it's the court orders when children are involved. Just in fuel consumption alone the expense is HUGE. Then there are competing 'bribes' because children play their parents against each other when they get old enough to choose which home to live in--with the unbribable parent paying child support to the one who buys the most gifts/cars/consumable goods for the savvy child. Then there is the broken transmission of time-honored values and traditions that are replaced by the only remaining constant in children's lives--consumer media's instant gratification. And then there are the duplicate X-boxes and bedrooms, for starters. For those who scoff at these scientist's research, look again--finally, someone is looking at Court-Ordered Global Warming.

jan, Austin, Texas

So none of their ideals is panning out on global warming, so they think this up?? And blame it all (mostly) on the USA??!! How many resources are used by these eggheads to do their idiotic studies??

Do I think divorce shouldn't be leasy to get....oh yeah. but not for this reason. Hahahaha........oh, this is just too funny.

GG, Phoenix, Arizona, US of A

NOT if the father (who is the one USUALLY KICKED out of the home!) goes to stay at his mom's house! Or brother's or friends...

But, again, it is the horrible American man (WHY ELSE would they not have used UK?) that does ALL these horrible things! HE'S the one who is to blame - always.

Justa Thought, Indiana, USA

Yeah, Let's make EVERYONE stay married to say the planet. Even if you hate one another, or your spouse cheats, or abuses the kids....no matter what.... Hey...maybe if people had less kids to begin with...we'd all do SO much more for saving the planet. Anyone that has more then one child biological child is selfish and could do a much better thing for the world by adopting a child. 2 things that win out there, the child FINALLY gets a home, and the earth has less humans using less resourses (since that child was already here to begin with)...

Dave, Bellmore, USA, NY

I never thought about it this way but, despite my thorough skepticism about the current Global Warming bandwagon, I have to admit that it is terribly wasteful of resources when families break up.

Add this to the many reasons that couples should do everything in their power to concentrate on keeping their marriages together, if not for their childrens' sake, for the entire community's.

Ellie, SACRAMENTO, Ca

YEA! lets save the earth with polyagmy! If two are better than divorced them polygamy has to be better.

Ken Lowder, Baytown, Texas

Scientific proof of what some extremists have been saying for years... that the push for easier divorce was to benefit corporations. Two cars instead of one. Two houses instead of one. Two washers, two fridges, two microwaves, more beds, televisions, more consumers, higher profits. Seemed unlikely that the grand plan could work that easily but there it is. That's what happened and now the environment is taking a beating for it.

Adryenn Ashley, Petaluma, CA, USA