To give you an idea of what lengths Nobel Laureate Al Gore and his media minions will go to present him as a champion for the environment, the Associated Press Friday published a story about the Global Warmingist-in-Chief taking public transportation in Norway (emphasis added, h/t NBer Sick-n-Tired):
Former Vice President Al Gore arrived in Oslo today to accept the Nobel Peace Prize he shared for the campaign against global warming, and shunned the traditional airport motorcade in favor of climate-friendly public transport.
Touching, dontcha think, especially as the piece totally ignored what Gore's carbon footprint will be on the trip. Fortunately, Libby Rosenthal of the International Herald Tribune got a copy of the schlockumentarist's itinerary, and it's filled with inconvenient truths the sycophants at AP dare not share (emphasis added):
He (and his family and his aides) are flying first to Norway to pick up his Nobel Prize on the 10th, and then flying on to Bali for the climate conference there. OK, Al Gore is a real hero of the environmental movement, and has admirably helped galvanize the world to action.
But couldn't he have reinforced the points he so often makes by not flying to these faraway locations? Could he have picked up his Nobel and addressed the delegates in Bali via video-link for example?
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So using Terrapass' carbon calculator for flying, I tallied up the emissions created by all the flying around on behalf of important environmental causes this month:
Assuming that Al Gore's entourage will be 10 people (as an ex-Vice-President I would guess it will be more), they will produce over 100,000 pounds of CO2 flying from the U.S. to Norway and back home again.
Yeah, but he did take the train a few times. So, let's cut him some slack, especially since he and Tipper look so happy doing it:
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All I can say is
December 7, 2007 - 10:08 ET by motherbeltAAAAWWWWWW.....
}}---> CyberMeeting for AGW Conference?
December 7, 2007 - 10:14 ET by Cool ArrowI thought all these attendees could use gotomypc.com for this meeting until I realized these puters use up more CO2 than a 727.
Way to conserve Al.
Has anyone calculated
December 7, 2007 - 10:15 ET by FastEdthe carbon credits that are wasted by the powerplants making the energy for that "climate saving" train ride?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
If he really cared...
December 7, 2007 - 10:18 ET by celatorIf Herr Gore really cared about his "carbon footprint", he would walk to Oslo, preferably starting from his environmentally toxic see-how-rich-I-am McMansion in Tennessee.
He could easily walk the polar route with snowshoes, and maybe some sled dogs. Shouldn't take him more than a year or two to make the trip.
"MUSH", I say.
This reminds me of the times AlGore jumped out of his SUV
December 7, 2007 - 14:28 ET by RJa couple of blocks from rallys....so he could travel the last few blocks in a hybrid. Hey, the suckers believed him then, why not do it again?
Leftists are ALL stupid or phony.
I remember
December 7, 2007 - 16:04 ET by celatorI remember when that happened. I can still see the "I fooled them again" smile on his face.
}}---> Cut him some slack?
December 7, 2007 - 10:20 ET by Cool ArrowNoel, the platform is empty except for Gore's party of 2.
You don't see the locals coming out to greet him.
Cool Arrow...
December 7, 2007 - 10:33 ET by dboIt makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Not just the fact that AG is a total babbling idiot and giving him a "Peace" prize is a total political scam, but what sane Norwegian would possibly be worried about global warming!
}}---> Those practical Norwegians
December 7, 2007 - 10:37 ET by Cool ArrowEven if they heard AlGore was on fire, I doubt they'd walk out into the cold to squirt yellow ice crystals on him.
Just a thought
December 7, 2007 - 11:17 ET by Hero SquadJust a thought here... considering how often we are told that the world despises America for our warring ways, can I assume that there are several nations totally cheesed off that an American won a peace prize?
That might be one amusing silver lining on an otherwise joke of an award.
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More importantly, those
December 7, 2007 - 10:34 ET by BruzillaMore importantly, those trains are usually pretty full. Where are all the regular, everyday, commuters? It looks like this was a private train for the Gores. So, if the energy efficiency of a train is based on carrying a large number of people for the emissions it's causing, how efficient is it to use the same train to carry a handfull of blowhards?
exactly
December 7, 2007 - 10:43 ET by Sick-n-TiredAfter I quit wiping the tears of laughter away from my face at the disgusted expressions he and Tipster had on their faces, I too recognized the empty train station. I am sure there were numerous commuters waiting out in the cold for this shlub to use the whole train, all for himself. He wouldn't want to have to ride with the meager peasants.... Nevertheless, in light of this fact, this too should probably be calculated into his 100,000+ lb. CO2, sasquatch carbon footprint.
Gore=H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E just going through the motions. Gotta love the photo op. In all reality, they tell a lot.......
Glow Bull Worming
December 7, 2007 - 10:38 ET by V the KLet's see, while Al Gore and the UN are off to a lush tropical paradise to discuss Global Warming, it was 12 degrees last night near my home in the DC area and we got 4 inches of snow. But, anyway...
1.) Al Gore doesn't but carbon offset, his company buys them for him. For him "carbon neutrality" is cost-free.
2.) If a Baptist preacher proclaimed to his adherents that adultery and fornication would lead them straight into the Pit of Eternal Fire... and then was caught in bed with 14 naked underage prostitutes, would that tend to make you doubt his convictions? Would it make any difference if he said he was paying "fornication offsets" to 14 others girls to remain virgins until marriage?
That being the case, if Al Gore won't give up his private jets, why should I give up my full-size 4WD pick-up?
3.) Isn't it a weird coincidence that not only does the Earth have one ideal temperature, but also that the Earth's ideal temperature prevailed during the youth of the baby boom generation?
LOL "fornication offset"!
December 7, 2007 - 14:30 ET by UndercoverConservativealmost spewed coffee on that one. Maybe they oughta make some "Fidelity Offsets" for married folk too.
I want "traffic offense offsets" so I can pay ahead for the runnings of red lights in the future. Maybe some "speeding offsets" too.
Then, I want "Unauthorized Withdrawal" Offsets so I can rob banks later.
Might be too soon to try for the "Rape Offsets" and Drug Trafficking" offsets but there's no logical reason to deny those either if pollution crimes are payable in advance.
He's his own customer
December 7, 2007 - 16:07 ET by celator"1.) Al Gore doesn't but carbon offset, his company buys them for him. For him "carbon neutrality" is cost-free."
Yep, he buys the carbon credits from himself and sells them back to himself. And he is the only customer for his carbon purchasing enterprise. No one else is allowed in. It's a closed loop.
carbon offsets
December 8, 2007 - 00:14 ET by candanceDoes no one else notice how closely that resembles the Catholic church accepting money for penance before the reformation?
Ann Coutler was right: this thing does feel like a religion.
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If Gore really...
December 7, 2007 - 13:07 ET by okiehawk44Seriously -- if AG really, really believes what he preaches about man causing global warming and thus the end of life on earth, he owes it to the cause to commit suicide. Many will follow suit I'm sure.
Aaahhh, but...
December 7, 2007 - 14:26 ET by Wildcatter1980Algore doesn't see it that way. You see, he is the good guy here. He is the one doing the "noble" thing bringing the needed attention to this--ahem--problem. Because he is educating the "great unwashed", he does not need to do anything else. He certainly does not need to go on stage with various climatologists and "discuss" the science behind his points of view. In fact, he is such a "good" person, we ought not even being looking at how he stands to profit from the implementation of the policies he is advocating. Besides, this makes up for the Presidency having been "stolen" from him in 2000.[/sarcasm]
Let me know when you stop laughing. <wink>
Just my $0.02
I wonder
December 7, 2007 - 13:21 ET by landsharkI wonder if, at any point during that train ride, Gore thought to himself "Hey! We should have trains like this in America so people could commute to and from work instead of driving. Whoa! What if we called them Commuter Trains? I gotta write this down."
As for all these dimwits going to Bali to discuss globaloney warming; all I can say is, hey; way to sacrifice, guys! You should be here in Edmonton for your conference. It's only -4F with the windchill. Without GW it would be -8.
Row Row Row Your Boat
December 7, 2007 - 14:17 ET by nkviking75If Al were really serious about his cause, he'd have rowed a boat across the Atlantic.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
ROFLMAO!
December 7, 2007 - 14:27 ET by Wildcatter1980:-)
Just my $0.02
Gore isn't above using
December 7, 2007 - 14:58 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveGore isn't above using public transportation so long as he doesn't have to ride with the dirty common folk. I can just see it--Gore to the Norwegian Public Transit Authority (or whatever they are called): "yes, I'd like to ride your subway to pick up my Nobel Prize. I will however, need a private train...and private terminals. The common folk will have to wait outside in the cold until after I have departed."
It just drives me crazy why Al Gore does this kind of stuff!
If he's really serious and he really believes we are at a "tipping point" he would have asked the Nobel Committee to send his prize to him via certified mail. Then video conferenced in to the Bali conference via the internet/satellite.
To me this is a no-brainer. In fact the Bali conference should all be internet...there is absolutely no need for anyone to travel to any one location for this conference. And why is it in Bali? Isn't Bali almost always hot and muggy? Is it being held in Bali to buttress their "warming" claims? Aren't the GW's afraid of tropical climates migrating north? I thought the tropical climates were bad...why would they hold a Global Warming/Climate Change conference in the tropics if that is the kind of climate they are trying to prevent? I just have so many questions!
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waiting
December 7, 2007 - 15:16 ET by Sick-n-TiredIs it being held in Bali to buttress their "warming" claims?
MG,
Must be----in all seriousness, I wonder how long it will be before we see some dopey reporter on location in Bali reporting from the confrence, that will make a remark or series of remarks to the tune of "blah, blah, blah, .......and as a matter of fact we are feeling the effects of warming right here in Bali. Back to you Matt".