On 4/6/15 11:32 AM, wrote:
On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 12:19:31 PM UTC-4, Uncarollo2 wrote:
Take a look:

http://grist.org/politics/what-do-co...limate-change/

From the beginning of the article:

".... people who just don't want to do anything about it."

That describes you perfectly. With your flights to Hawaii and Chile and your long treks to NEAF, while laden with useless luxury goods, you are the poster child for the hypocritical, warmingista movement.

You probably go through the express aisle with more than the max number of items too.


Can Climate Scientists Make A Difference by Not Flying?
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/c...s-flying-18864


Globally, air travel accounts for 2.5 percent of greenhouse gas
emissions. If air travel were a country, it would be roughly on par
with Germany in emissions. And if air travel by climate scientists
were a city, it would be a one-stoplight outpost.

In other words, climate scientists curtailing their air travel would
make a microscopic dent in reducing emissions, but a new paper argues
they should do it anyway, because their influence goes far beyond
numbers.

“It’s a credibility issue,” Corinne Le Quéré, a researcher at the
Tyndall Centre, said in an interview via Skype. “We’re trying to
support a change in culture.”

Le Quéré, who authored a recent paper on decarbonizing climate
research, starting with flying, said most climate scientists are
acutely aware of their carbon footprint but that flying has become
part of their routine, particularly for criss-crossing the globe in
connecting with colleagues at far-flung institutions.

Of course, it’s not only climate scientists who are flying more and
more each year. From 2005 to 2013, annual air travel grew from 2
billion from 3 billion passengers.

Had Le Quéré opted for an in-person interview about her work, the
round-trip flight from London to New York would have emitted 3.4 tons
of carbon dioxide (CO2), two and a half times the annual emissions of
the average person living in India.

While a few thousand scientists ditching their frequent flyer cards
is a drop in the carbon emissions bucket, Le Quéré argues that those
scientists carry a greater burden than the general public to consider
their own emissions. That’s because they’re acutely aware of the
risks climate change poses as well as the solutions needed.

“Their [climate scientists] actions may have limited discernible
influence in terms of 'bending the curve' on emissions, but their
efforts to 'walk the talk' have tremendous symbolic value,” he said.
“Moreover, because this has become such a politically charged and
high-stakes issue, their actions are scrutinized much more than those
who aren't studying the problem.”

I remind all readers that global warming is happening and that we
are all in this together. Make a difference by informing your friends,
neighbors and the public at large. Advocate for sustainable
communities in areas such as energy, water and food. Sustainable
communities.