And your point is?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
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And your point is?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
hypocrisyQuote:
Originally Posted by daybreaker2
Al Gore is such a tool. He flies in a private jet to the thing and then gets out and rides the bus with reporters there. But wait, he's buying carbon offsets. (From a company he owns) I have a serious problem with that person.
That goes for just about the entire GW crowd... want to bitch about global warming, then use the very things your trying to shut down. There are "eviromentally safe" ways of getting around the world, and these people should do that... lead by example isn't just another saying, it really works.Quote:
Originally Posted by duckbillplatty
I think he should have walked there. That would have killed two birds with one stone!
Hasn't he killed enough birds? :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigdog13
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rus-La
Of course in my scenario he WAS the bird. :laugh:
How is it hypocrisy if you people think Global Warming isnt happening in the first place? :-P
Anyways, thats just me messing with you. It's not hypocritical at all. How would you expect all these people to get to a conference on global warming? Build a raft and paddle? The key lies in the offsets (which I still think is BS on how lax the offsets are). And, if the meeting itself can get something accomplished, like having automakers reduce emissions by 5%, that's 5% on MILLIONS of cars. Something tells me that will help the environment A LOT MORE than a few flights will hurt it.
But hey, keep living in your black and white, non-contextual world. It's working out so well for you- having drawn us to the brink of WWIII.
Seriously? Someone in the IT industry is asking this question?Quote:
Originally Posted by daybreaker2
They should hold a virtual conference in Second Life. :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Who cares? We only have 5 more years anyway. Max out the credit cards and party down! Woo hoo!:laugh:
http://www.december212012.com/
I could not have typed that response faster. Al Gore flies all over the world in a private jet to do speaking engagements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
The reductions that they want to make affect us, but not them. That bothers me. Al Gore flies to conferences in his private jet with hopes of restricting my air travel because of carbon emissions. He wants to make us pay for green energy when up until a news story broke, he refused to pay extra for it. Seriously, what an a$$hole.
Right, because getting together 187 countries for 2 weeks of meetings is as easy as opening up a Yahoo Chat room. As someone in the IT industry, do you have any idea about the logistical nightmare it would be to try and set up something for two whole weeks, in 187 countries, and have 100% uptime, along with 0% lag???Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Not to mention that a summit like this is not just straight up one-way presentations, which would be all a webcast would be good for when you have 187 countries attending. Theyre interactive, and will include a lot of smaller group meetings, and face to face delegate meetings.
Not to mention that with a conference of this size, alot of the headway will come from the interpersonal face-to-face discussion that take place outside of the planned presentations. By having a live, in-person event, so much more interaction will be available. And the more interaction, the better it is for our planet.
But hey, I guess some people will grasp for any straws they can to try and discredit something they dont want to believe in.
I guess you've never heard of secondlife?Quote:
Originally Posted by daybreaker2