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Originally Posted by SpiritWarrior
Have you been watching Fox? 
I always thought that argument to be ridiculous. When I first heard it I thought about it. In using that jet he is travelling from place to place to give lectures about global warming. If there was a renewable energy plane i'm sure he'd be using it, but there isn't, which is why he is spreading awareness of how there needs to be. I don't think cycling around the USA would get the message spread as fast and as boldly as he has done. I understand this point but I mean, wouldn't you rather people use private jets to save the environment than to shuttle them to their resort in the Gran Canaria and back every week?
I am very aware of global warming myself, but I still drive a car because it's the only viable means of personal transport in my area. I guess I am happy with someone doing anything for the cause, as I recycle and save energy when I can, but does the fact that I drive a car nullify any other work i've done? His movie "An Inconvenient Truth" is a masterpiece IMO, there is very little about him in it, it is'nt self-serving in any way, just factual, with the evidence presented in an articulate and comprehensive manner. I'd recommend it to everyone. |
No commmercial airlines? How hard would it be to secure most of the first class section of an airliner going where he needs to go? Do as I say, not as I do kinda thing, so far as I can tell, including the energy consumption at his home. To me, this would have made him "a forfeit", as I'm sure I'm not alone in considering Al a bit hypocritical.