Article on Flight Shaming and Carbon Emission
11-05-2019, 06:01 AM
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Article on Flight Shaming and Carbon Emission
http://news.trust.org/item/20191105110922-soqa0
I hope the link works. I have always been a fan of sailing, but know in reality most people don't have a month or two to get somewhere.
I hope the link works. I have always been a fan of sailing, but know in reality most people don't have a month or two to get somewhere.
11-05-2019, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Cefiro
Yep, as opposed to 200 people riding on one airplane I guess they should just all drive separately.
But that doesn't account for the economic and personal cost of the lost time and the required travel infrastructure. Or going around mountains, or over water.
11-11-2019, 11:47 AM
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I'm at the point where I tell people that when I start seeing the transcontinental shipping and cruise ship industry also start aggressively tackling their emissions, they can come back to aviation.
Modern aircraft are so much more efficient that there are much better low hanging fruit to go after now...
Modern aircraft are so much more efficient that there are much better low hanging fruit to go after now...
11-11-2019, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sflpilot
http://news.trust.org/item/20191105110922-soqa0
I hope the link works. I have always been a fan of sailing, but know in reality most people don't have a month or two to get somewhere.
I hope the link works. I have always been a fan of sailing, but know in reality most people don't have a month or two to get somewhere.
Originally Posted by Cefiro
Yep, as opposed to 200 people riding on one airplane I guess they should just all drive separately.
The nice thing is they are hurting their own cause. They are making this political and it's one of the reason you see more and more people rolling their eyes are the hysteria surrounding this climate alarmism.
11-13-2019, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Slaphappy
Socialists aren't known for their rational thought.
The nice thing is they are hurting their own cause. They are making this political and it's one of the reason you see more and more people rolling their eyes are the hysteria surrounding this climate alarmism.
The nice thing is they are hurting their own cause. They are making this political and it's one of the reason you see more and more people rolling their eyes are the hysteria surrounding this climate alarmism.
11-15-2019, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
Start with Amazon and the shop-in-your-underwear business model. Way more carbon there.
Everyone in the neighborhood driving to multiple stores versus one truck delivering all the goods.
11-15-2019, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
Not so sure.
Everyone in the neighborhood driving to multiple stores versus one truck delivering all the goods.
Everyone in the neighborhood driving to multiple stores versus one truck delivering all the goods.
Doesn't save any cardboard though.
