| booybob |
This article says it all.
Celebrity Carbon
By Doug Hornig
CaseyResearch.com
7-25-7
On a recent episode of the Daily Show, comedian Lewis Black took some well-deserved potshots at a number of our favorite celebrities, beginning with Matt Damon.
Black ran a clip of Damon, looking earnestly into the camera, about to let us know what we can do to help save the earth. "Now," Matt begins, "if your house is like my house-"
That was as far as he got, because Black pushed the Pause button and said simply, "It isn't."
Point taken. It's bad enough that the media have to keep us abreast of every boring detail of these people's lives. It's bad enough that we're barraged with tons of misinformation about global climate change. But do we really need to be lectured by celebrity ninnies about how we have to become better stewards of the planet?
The hypocrisy is mind-boggling.
Take rock stars, for instance U2. Now, don't get us wrong. We like U2. U2 is one of the greatest bands of all time. Problem is, they don't always stick to what they do best. Bono in particular feels compelled to use his celebrity platform to push his own agenda, and that includes global warming which, he states, is inescapably linked with global hunger. Perhaps, when he vents in public, he ought to be a bit more aware of where foot is in relation to mouth.
Now, it's nice to be against hunger. Nobody's for hunger. But let's assume for the sake of argument that global warming (GW) is real, and that it's caused by humans' carbon emissions. It then follows that those who are doing the most to reduce global hunger are those who create a very small "carbon footprint," the current buzz phrase for estimating one's personal contribution to increasing carbon dioxide levels.
Thus, if one truly believes in the warming/hunger connection, as Bono claims to, then it's logical to assume that he must be terribly concerned about his carbon footprint. Uh-huh. Check out these excerpts from a press release celebrating one of U2's tours, and remember, they're boasting about it:
"The stage featured vidi walls, 36 video monitors, numerous television cameras, two separate mix positions, 26 on-stage microphones, 176 speakers, and 11 elaborately painted Trabants, several of which were suspended over the stage with spotlights inserted into headlights, which all required 1 million watts of power to operate: enough to run 2,000 homes." [Emphasis added.]
A million watts probably required a lot of fossil fuel combustion to generate. And of course it doesn't end with the performance. You have to get all that equipment to the site, and that took a fleet of 52 trucks, none of them, presumably, running on hydrogen.
Way to limit those emissions, guys.
And what'd you think about Sheryl Crow's comment a few months back that we should all start using just one sheet of toilet paper per bathroom visit? We're pretty sure she follows her own prescription, since she has to do something to make up for the three tractor trailers, four buses and six cars in her entourage. Or maybe not. Maybe the reason her dressing room requirements include Bombay gin and Schweppes tonic is that her lifestyle might otherwise be a little tough to face.
John Travolta is another GW fan fave. At the premiere of his most recent film, he was heard to say that everyone must "do their bit" to fight global warming, and opined that "We have to think about alternative methods of fuel." This after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson. You couldn't make this stuff up.
In order to completely appreciate why John is so much fun, though, you have to see an aerial view of his house. You'd be forgiven if you thought the shot was taken from a helicopter hovering over La Guardia (see below).
(photo source: Daily Mail)
Yep, John's humble abode looks just like any old airport, with a central hub and subsidiary terminals leading off of it to his private runway. Makes sense to have a private runway when you have five, count 'em, five planes-three Gulfstreams, a Lear, and a custom Boeing 707!
John's footprint is estimated at 800 tons of carbon emissions per year, a hundred times that of the average person. But fear not. If we screw up the planet, he says with a straight face, we can always "think about other planets and dome cities."
By the way, did you catch any of the Live Earth concert, broadcast around the world on July 7 to raise awareness about climate change? Sadly, we missed it. But from what we hear, we understand that Madonna brought down the house.
That'd be the same Madonna who flew as many as 100 technicians, dancers, background singers, managers and family members on a 56-date world tour in private jets and commercial airliners, leading last year's tour to produce 440 tonnes of CO2 in four months.
Would that this kind of nonsense were confined to musicians and actors, but of course it isn't.
Al Gore can rightfully lay claim to the top spot among the various GW Chicken Littles. The man has been tirelessly crisscrossing the country (by horse cart, no doubt) in order to call attention to the crisis. He even has an Academy Award.
But what's happening back on the home front?
Well, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research says that utility bills obtained from public records indicate that Mr Gore's 20-room house and swimming pool in Nashville used nearly 221,000 kWh in 2006, compared with an average home's yearly consumption of 10,656.
A Gore spokeswoman responded by pointing out that Al and his wife Tipper work from home (at least, when they're there), and are therefore likely to use more energy. The former Second Couple is in the process of installing solar panels and low-energy light bulbs to reduce consumption from the grid, she added, and besides, the Gores "also do the carbon emissions offset."
Say what? In case you're unfamiliar with this particular dance, here's how it works (you can do it, too, if you want): you're concerned about your carbon footprint, so you simply go to a carbon- credits firm and pay some money, they get somebody far away to reduce his emissions, and presto, you're "carbon neutral."
Better still, Al buys his carbon offsets from himself. No kidding. He gets them from Generation Investment Management LLP, an outfit designed to "deliver superior long-term investment returns," and of which he is chairman and a founding partner. Neat.
Hopefully, the day will come when these would-be Cassandras will shut up, or at least direct their efforts toward real environmental problems, such as deforestation, overfishing, toxic waste dumping, and the like.
But don''t count on it.
http://www.caseyresearch.com/ |
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| booybob |
| figures, not one of you global warming supporters can defend this so you let it die :( |
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| ihateralphiec |
Quote: Originally posted by booybob
figures, not one of you global warming supporters can defend this so you let it die :( |
Just because celebrities are for something doesn't make a scientific theory right or wrong.
Do you want global warming supporters to support celebrity lifestyles? Or do you want to have another discussion about global warming where everybody pulls arguments from their favorite websites but most don't understand the science? |
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| Oz |
| "article" is from "caseyresearch"? those people that try and sell you bits of gold on sunday morning AM talk stations? oy ey |
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| zimmie |
| next thing you know, he'll be criticizing those 50K a month rehab centers the libs flock to whenever they get in trouble... |
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| jtheweirdo |
Quote: Originally posted by zimmie
next thing you know, he'll be criticizing those 50K a month rehab centers the libs flock to whenever they get in trouble... |
You mean the places that "libs" go when they get caught in something alcohol and/or drug related and conservatives go when they get caught fucking little boys? |
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| Oz |
Quote: Originally posted by zimmie
next thing you know, he'll be criticizing those 50K a month rehab centers the libs flock to whenever they get in trouble... |
why is it you only ever - and I mean ever respond to anything with ad hominem attacks? |
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| DUDE-HERE |
| if people are gonna lead they must lead by example |
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| Oz |
Quote: Originally posted by DUDE-HERE
if people are gonna lead they must lead by example |
you obtain your marijuana by a fraudulent prescription - should I follow your example? |
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| JTProcess |
I will readily admit that a lot of celebrities show a certain degree of hypocracy on this issue.
However, I think the intention is good which is more than I can say for Neocon dick puppets like Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly who spend their days railing about how:
"limousine iiberals aren't gonna tell us hard working blue collar americans how we should live our lives!"
Then when the camera stops their make up lady removes their make up, they get their daily massage and take the air conditioned elevator down to the limousine that's waiting for them in the parking garage... who's a hypocrite again? |
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| DUDE-HERE |
Quote: Originally posted by Oz
you obtain your marijuana by a fraudulent prescription - should I follow your example? |
i know being run over by a boat and having a loose chip in my knee that sometimes disloges itself is fraudulent. oh
and having my hand run over my a toyota 4 runner is frauduelnt too i guess. |
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| tourette_ticker |
Quote: Originally posted by ihateralphiec
Or do you want to have another discussion about global warming where everybody pulls arguments from their favorite websites but most don't understand the science? |
This seem to be the trend on both sides of the debate here. |
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| atomizer |
Welcome to Casey Research, your headquarters for actionable information on precious metals and energy stocks with 100% or greater potential.
Hey DUD, you have a toyota? What's wrong with your credit? Germans mock you? |
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| atomizer |
Quote: Originally posted by DUDE-HERE
i know being run over by a boat and having a loose chip in my knee that sometimes disloges itself is fraudulent. oh
and having my hand run over my a toyota 4 runner is frauduelnt too i guess. |
Bahhhh!!! Run over by a boat?!! You loser!! Run over by a boat and a loose chip in a knee?!!! What sort of person gets run over by a boat? Good work, DUD. You're like an onion that reveals itself further with each peeled layer. A boat?!! |
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| WillowGlen |
Gee, lets list a bunch of unelected peoples electrical uses and think thats an argument against morons in office who ignore science.
Deflect much? |
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| Oz |
Quote: Originally posted by DUDE-HERE
i know being run over by a boat and having a loose chip in my knee that sometimes disloges itself is fraudulent. oh
and having my hand run over my a toyota 4 runner is frauduelnt too i guess. |
hey if you have a problem with pain quit being a pussy and start drinking heavily like the rest of us |
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| NCMike06 |
Quote: Originally posted by booybob
This article says it all.
Celebrity Carbon
By Doug Hornig
CaseyResearch.com
7-25-7
On a recent episode of the Daily Show, comedian Lewis Black took some well-deserved potshots at a number of our favorite celebrities, beginning with Matt Damon.
Black ran a clip of Damon, looking earnestly into the camera, about to let us know what we can do to help save the earth. "Now," Matt begins, "if your house is like my house-"
That was as far as he got, because Black pushed the Pause button and said simply, "It isn't."
Point taken. It's bad enough that the media have to keep us abreast of every boring detail of these people's lives. It's bad enough that we're barraged with tons of misinformation about global climate change. But do we really need to be lectured by celebrity ninnies about how we have to become better stewards of the planet?
The hypocrisy is mind-boggling.
Take rock stars, for instance U2. Now, don't get us wrong. We like U2. U2 is one of the greatest bands of all time. Problem is, they don't always stick to what they do best. Bono in particular feels compelled to use his celebrity platform to push his own agenda, and that includes global warming which, he states, is inescapably linked with global hunger. Perhaps, when he vents in public, he ought to be a bit more aware of where foot is in relation to mouth.
Now, it's nice to be against hunger. Nobody's for hunger. But let's assume for the sake of argument that global warming (GW) is real, and that it's caused by humans' carbon emissions. It then follows that those who are doing the most to reduce global hunger are those who create a very small "carbon footprint," the current buzz phrase for estimating one's personal contribution to increasing carbon dioxide levels.
Thus, if one truly believes in the warming/hunger connection, as Bono claims to, then it's logical to assume that he must be terribly concerned about his carbon footprint. Uh-huh. Check out these excerpts from a press release celebrating one of U2's tours, and remember, they're boasting about it:
"The stage featured vidi walls, 36 video monitors, numerous television cameras, two separate mix positions, 26 on-stage microphones, 176 speakers, and 11 elaborately painted Trabants, several of which were suspended over the stage with spotlights inserted into headlights, which all required 1 million watts of power to operate: enough to run 2,000 homes." [Emphasis added.]
A million watts probably required a lot of fossil fuel combustion to generate. And of course it doesn't end with the performance. You have to get all that equipment to the site, and that took a fleet of 52 trucks, none of them, presumably, running on hydrogen.
Way to limit those emissions, guys.
And what'd you think about Sheryl Crow's comment a few months back that we should all start using just one sheet of toilet paper per bathroom visit? We're pretty sure she follows her own prescription, since she has to do something to make up for the three tractor trailers, four buses and six cars in her entourage. Or maybe not. Maybe the reason her dressing room requirements include Bombay gin and Schweppes tonic is that her lifestyle might otherwise be a little tough to face.
John Travolta is another GW fan fave. At the premiere of his most recent film, he was heard to say that everyone must "do their bit" to fight global warming, and opined that "We have to think about alternative methods of fuel." This after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson. You couldn't make this stuff up.
In order to completely appreciate why John is so much fun, though, you have to see an aerial view of his house. You'd be forgiven if you thought the shot was taken from a helicopter hovering over La Guardia (see below).
(photo source: Daily Mail)
Yep, John's humble abode looks just like any old airport, with a central hub and subsidiary terminals leading off of it to his private runway. Makes sense to have a private runway when you have five, count 'em, five planes-three Gulfstreams, a Lear, and a custom Boeing 707!
John's footprint is estimated at 800 tons of carbon emissions per year, a hundred times that of the average person. But fear not. If we screw up the planet, he says with a straight face, we can always "think about other planets and dome cities."
By the way, did you catch any of the Live Earth concert, broadcast around the world on July 7 to raise awareness about climate change? Sadly, we missed it. But from what we hear, we understand that Madonna brought down the house.
That'd be the same Madonna who flew as many as 100 technicians, dancers, background singers, managers and family members on a 56-date world tour in private jets and commercial airliners, leading last year's tour to produce 440 tonnes of CO2 in four months.
Would that this kind of nonsense were confined to musicians and actors, but of course it isn't.
Al Gore can rightfully lay claim to the top spot among the various GW Chicken Littles. The man has been tirelessly crisscrossing the country (by horse cart, no doubt) in order to call attention to the crisis. He even has an Academy Award.
But what's happening back on the home front?
Well, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research says that utility bills obtained from public records indicate that Mr Gore's 20-room house and swimming pool in Nashville used nearly 221,000 kWh in 2006, compared with an average home's yearly consumption of 10,656.
A Gore spokeswoman responded by pointing out that Al and his wife Tipper work from home (at least, when they're there), and are therefore likely to use more energy. The former Second Couple is in the process of installing solar panels and low-energy light bulbs to reduce consumption from the grid, she added, and besides, the Gores "also do the carbon emissions offset."
Say what? In case you're unfamiliar with this particular dance, here's how it works (you can do it, too, if you want): you're concerned about your carbon footprint, so you simply go to a carbon- credits firm and pay some money, they get somebody far away to reduce his emissions, and presto, you're "carbon neutral."
Better still, Al buys his carbon offsets from himself. No kidding. He gets them from Generation Investment Management LLP, an outfit designed to "deliver superior long-term investment returns," and of which he is chairman and a founding partner. Neat.
Hopefully, the day will come when these would-be Cassandras will shut up, or at least direct their efforts toward real environmental problems, such as deforestation, overfishing, toxic waste dumping, and the like.
But don''t count on it.
http://www.caseyresearch.com/ |
It doesn't matter that they are all hypocrites, (with Hypocrite -n- chief Al Gore) they are 'raising awareness' Of a problem that they know precious little about, completely ignore in their own lives, have no idea if anything can be done about, and a 'problem' that might actually do more good than harm.
But its ok....they are leftbots...so they get a pass.... :rolleyes: |
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| Oz |
Quote: Originally posted by NCMike06
It doesn't matter that they are all hypocrites, (with Hypocrite -n- chief Al Gore) they are 'raising awareness' Of a problem that they know precious little about, completely ignore in their own lives, have no idea if anything can be done about, and a 'problem' that might actually do more good than harm.
But its ok....they are leftbots...so they get a pass.... :rolleyes: |
shall we visit the list you give passes to you liar , hypocrite , garbage sucker :D? |
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| NCMike06 |
Quote: Originally posted by Oz
shall we visit the list you give passes to you liar , hypocrite , garbage sucker :D? |
/yawn... calling names again Oz? ...tsk tsk... |
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