Any celebrity flying the green flag needs glittering eco-credentials. But how do they justify the fleet of customised planes, the luxury homes and the posse of servants?
Hypocrisy is the vice we find hardest to forgive, but it’s also the one we most enjoy discovering in others. And nothing piques our interest more than eco-hypocrisy as practised by the “green” celebrities who have been spouting green virtue but spewing out hundreds of tons of carbon from their private jets or multiple holiday homes around the globe.
There was Sheryl Crow, who had called upon the public to refrain from using more than one square of toilet paper per visit (“except on those pesky occasions when two or three are required”) and who was leading a Stop Global Warming concert tour across America. It was revealed that while Crow travelled in a biodiesel tour bus, her 30-person entourage followed in a fleet of 13 gas-guzzling vehicles.
John Travolta notoriously encouraged the British public to do its bit to fight global warming — after flying into London on one of his five, yes, five private jets (one of which is a Boeing 707). In 2006 his piloting hobby produced an estimated 800 tons of carbon emissions, more than a hundred times the output of the average Briton, according to the Carbon Trust.
It is less well known that Tom Cruise — who has campaigned for the LA-based environmental group Earth Communications Office — also has an air fleet and a licence to pilot his five planes, including a top-of-the-line customised Gulfstream jet he bought for his wife, Katie Holmes.
Harrison Ford, who is vice-chairman on the board of Conservation International, voices public-service messages for an environmental federation called EarthShare, and once shaved his chest hair to illustrate the effects of deforestation, is another hobby pilot. He once owned a Gulfstream but now makes do with a smaller Cessna Citation Sovereign eight-seater jet, four propeller planes and a helicopter.
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AdderW (18:18:04) :
When I posted that (and the later Email where Gavin offered RealClimate as a soapbox), I had the decency to delete the Email addresses. A lot of people on that list are very minor players, if indeed they play.
You also should have changed the ‘<‘ characters to ‘<’. (I hope I have that right in the text window, I did it wrong the last time.)
Robert of Canada (16:44:25) wrote:
Charles. U. Farley (15:16:55) :
This is a very powerful video; surprised myself that I have not seen postings about it. It is very professional. It also suggests familiarity with the CRU “leak”. That word is used forcefully. And note the disguised voice. Of course, the producers could just be wanting to reinforce a lie.
Who were the producers?
As far as I know the video montage is made by an AGW skeptic called ‘remanuelli’. He has a channel on YouTube. The voice-over speech is written and read aloud by James Corbett from corbettreport.com. It’s originally titled A message to the environmental movement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEggt0ldQUI). I don’t know why remanuelli has chosen to disguise James Corbett’s voice. To add a bit of uncanny ‘mystique’ to it all perhaps?
John Travolta must be a climate scientologist
These super rich demi gods aren’t even aware of the hyprocricy in their actions, no more than a fish is aware of existing in water.
That said, I couldn’t care less how much flying Travolta does. I have a pilots licence myself, albeit for an ultralight. However, I do understand his passion for the air and wish him well in his flying. I just wish he’d shut up about the whole AGW nonsense.
There’s a difference between a hypocrite and a cynic. A hypocrite tries to hide his luxuries. John doesn’t. Here is his driveway:
http://com–www.com/amazingcelebrityhomes.com/john-travoltas-house.jpg
He’s a cynic.
Bono is another one.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/bono-and-friend/story-e6frfifx-1111112573798
Not only is he a hypocrite but he can’t even sing. (IMHO.)
When you are rich and famous, hypocrisy rules are OK!
It’s us poor saps who are expected to pick up the bills.
Also funny when the Dave Matthews band were convicted in Illinois of dumping “effluent” from their tour bus commode, which fell on the head of the governor’s wife as she enjoyed a boat cruise (or something like that)
RE: Jesper Berg (20:34:46) :
I don’t know why remanuelli has chosen to disguise James Corbett’s voice. To add a bit of uncanny ‘mystique’ to it all perhaps?
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It’s done to be in the style of the “Anonymous” Message to Scientology (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCbKv9yiLiQ)
Funny that it comes up in a thread about celebrities (many of which are members of the CoS)
The scientology is settled, there is no debate 😉
Back2Bat (15:36:52) :
“But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.” Luke 11:46
Sounds just like our congress with the health bill