Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Back in April this year, WUWT reported on an unusual green attack on blatant celebrity eco-hypocrisy. Now this new green terror has gone mainstream, with rising groundswell of criticism, of celebrities whose vocal support for green causes is contradicted by their openly high carbon lifestyles.
According to the Daily Mail;
Green campaigner Madonna uses her private jet for 120 mile journey from Birmingham to London
Driving would have taken almost three hours but a private jet took just over one.
So it was a no-brainer for Madonna, who chartered her own airline for a trip home from a Birmingham concert to London last Wednesday, according to new reports in The Sun newspaper.
The decision enraged environmental activists, as well as her loyal followers who accused the 57-year-old Unapologetic singer of being a ‘hypocrite’ for increasing her carbon footprint when she herself campaigns to help the climate crisis.
The jet seats just 12 people and would have reportedly contributed 2.907tons of carbon emissions compared to 0.081 for a road vehicle at a cost of £20 petrol.
‘On her way to a global warming summit was she?‘ Asked on MailOnline commenter. ‘Like the rest of these celebs preaching hipocracy (sic).’
‘Like the obnoxious hypocrite, Bono, “do as I say not as I do”,’ another said, while one former fan added: ‘She has never given her own hypocrisy a thought….Mad-donna….’
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In a bid to get influential stars to practise what they preach, climate change activists are trying to show that there are always alternatives to private jet travel.
Friends Of The Earth’s David Powell told The Sun newspaper: ‘We want celebrities to turn their back on private planes and choose more sustainable forms of travel.‘
What is the solution to this dilemma? It is difficult to imagine superstars like Madonna, Bono and jet setting UN climate envoy Leonardo DiCaprio giving up the perks of their celebrity. Yet at the same time, how much CO2 do individuals, however profligate, actually release into the environment? And to be fair, the carbon footprints of even the most famous private individuals are dwarfed by the likes of President Obama, when he flies Air Force One to deliver climate speeches.
The solution might be more effort to appease outraged green sensibilities. Celebrities could surely mitigate any harm their individual lifestyle is causing, by donating more of their wealth to green causes, and by giving more of their time to raising the profile of green campaigns.
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Ironically Bill Gates stopped flying coach at the same time the brief modern warming of 28 years to 1998, stopped.
No global warming, no need to spare the CO2 from his private jet.
It will be a cold day in hell before I set store in what the likes of Mizz Ciccone avers, the same goes for the rest of luvviedom – I cannot abide sanctimony nor, hypocrisy particularly when it issues out of the mouths of harridans given to outpourings of pleonastic drivel.
For good or ill, and through their works so shall ye know them.
Mr. Worrall,
*Consistent Greens* or *CAGW Fundamentalists” I can sort of relate to, but you’re triggering some sort of “Chaos Theory” type reactions in my brain with the “Green Fundamentalist” label in your title ; )
The solution is for them to finally realize that CO2 is not the boogeyman.
2hrs 12mins by train New Street to Euston. I know, I’ve done that journey many times.
98 miles @ur momisugly 0.052kg per passenger mile.
https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/rail-travel/the-best-way-to-travel/carbon-calculator/
leadership
On yer bikes!
Nah, but maybe somebody else will ride the bike for them.
2016 is likely going to see a divestiture of US equities with a SP PE of 23 … high side of range. The wealthy (including celebs) are ahead of this curve and likely bottom feeding for fossil fuel (oil and gas) companies with nice low debt balance sheets. Biggest drumbeats I hear are for Russian based companies such as gazprom and the China CFO. The euro is shrugging off bad news at these low prices as well.
2016
Down with US equities
Up with foreign oil and gas
Up with the Euro
Up with resource rich Canada
Coal still the pariah as places like California and Norway divest public funds of the demon coal.
The rich will make bank on a commodity rebound while looking like they are living green. It’s a special kind of hypocrisy practiced by only the most adept.
One of the reasons why these numpties are in denial about their rank hypocrisy is that they have long-since justified it to themselves:-
“I will continue to live my jet-set life and, by selflessly lending my fame and gravitas to the fight against global warming, many more GHG emissions will be prevented thereby dwarfing my own carbon footprint and making it all perfectly OK”.
The same goes for Obama, Al Gore and all the rest of the Paris-ites who flew in for their big fossil fuel-powered knees-up recently. It’s utterly appalling, especially when you factor in that it’s all a diabolical h0ax anyway.
This is From Freeman Dyson
But wait, there’s more … there’s Leonardo “I like money but sorry, capitalism has to go” DiCaprio who preaches his climate change alarmism from the pulpit of extreme wealth. Typical hypocrite!
“Mervyn
December 27, 2015 at 6:33 pm
But wait, there’s more … there’s Leonardo “I like money but sorry, capitalism has to go” DiCaprio”
What? You mean DiCrapio? My dyslexia knows no bounds.