From the “I’m sorry sir, you’ll have to check that ego with baggage, you can’t carry it on” department comes this ironic missive from Michael Mann. Gate agents have quite a bit of leeway, and it’s just shocking they’d treat a fake Nobel Laureate this way.
h/t to Tom Nelson. Mann should be more retrospective, climate forecasts aren’t guaranteed either. Maybe he is just miffed that his jet-setting buddy Leo didn’t send his private jet for him.
Sure everybody has their gripes with airlines, I recently had one with Delta. But I don’t fly fossil fueled airplanes hypocritically:
“What is our future? That depends on us,” he said. “If we could stop burning fossil fuels today we could reduce climate sensitivity by 2.5 degrees Celsius (roughly four degrees Fahrenheit). “
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It’s not too late for individuals to do their part, Mann said. By making simple modifications — using energy efficient light bulbs, driving a fuel efficient vehicle (or better yet, using publictransportation), recycling, insulating, composting and powering down electrical devices every night can go a long way on curtailing reliance on fossil fuels and reducing the earth’s carbon footprint.
“We frame the issue as a scientific problem or an economic problem, but to me it’s a problem of ethics,” Mann said. “We have to make sure we make decisions today that determine the future of the planet for our children and our grandchildren.”
Source: http://www.ccp.edu/about-us/news/news/michael-mann-talks-climate-change-and-solutions-college-forum
Will Mann ever “do his part”? Doubtful, he doesn’t even have solar power on his home.
Leonardo did not just drink, but chugged the global warming koolaid. What a senseless waste of human life…
“We frame the issue as a scientific problem or an economic problem, but to me it’s a problem of ethics,” Mann said.
As some wag once noted, ethics is just a nice way of saying that your price is higher than anyone elses.
If I was following someone on Twitter who used their account to complain about being transferred from an aisle seat to the middle row I would click the Loser button and unfollow that person ASAP or I would be classified as a certified loser. Just sayin…
“using energy efficient light bulbs, driving a fuel efficient vehicle (or better yet, using publictransportation), recycling, insulating, composting and powering down electrical devices every night can go a long way on curtailing reliance on fossil fuels and reducing the earth’s carbon footprint.”
I think that many people think that all that is required to stop AGW is to simply do a few of the things in the quote above and separate their trash. They have no idea the huge amount of money that has been wasted and proposed to be wasted by our governments.
if id worked in ticketing
he would have got a wing seat!
I would have been nice and offered him some blutack and an ockey strap
maybe…
The topic seems to be impolite and ad hominem towards Mr. Mann, more reminiscent of Orwell’s Two Minute Hate than anything else. I realize that we are engaged in a battle in which desperate and shallow tactics have been used and there is a real need to expose hypocrisy in general trends for a group, or particularly ‘egregious’ deeds if committed by an outspoken individual… but what is at the bottom of this?
We all hate airline over-booking but have grown to tolerate it. Enough people have been shown to miss their flights we at least see why it is done, though when the music stops and you have no chair it doesn’t seem like a good idea. But what of this arbitrary swapping of a confirmed seat, for what Earthly reason was it done? Mr. Mann cannot think of one and I cannot either, so he tweets to his followers asking in effect, has this ever happened to you? I’d do the same.
Take Mr.Mann to task for this if he has ever called for the complete abolishment of air travel (which would then count as ‘egregious’ deed)… otherwise… well, you know.
DISCLAIMER: I have also emailed Marc Morano personally to criticize a time when he seemed to go ‘full stalking tabloid’ on Climate Depot towards a family member of an AGW illuminary.
“But what of this arbitrary swapping of a confirmed seat, for what Earthly reason was it done? Mr. Mann cannot think of one and I cannot either, so he tweets to his followers asking in effect, has this ever happened to you? I’d do the same.”
Who said it was arbitrary? Who said it was ever confirmed? Who said he checked in on time? He didn’t offer any reasons and he never said he couldn’t think of one. YOU are making assumptions that are just as illogical as the adhoms are. For what it’s worth, flying has always been an expensive luxury that is often out of reach, so when I GET to fly, I’m always very grateful for ANY seat and that I am lucky enough to be going somewhere that I need or want to go in the most amazingly short amount of time. So no, I would never “tweet” to anyone complaining about not getting the exact seat in the exact location I wanted. (Of course I don’t tweet at all because I don’t believe that anyone out there needs or wants to hear my every inane thought or daily experiences, nor do I care about anyone else’s daily thoughts or experiences enough to want to “follow” them. )
Was he flying up front?
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My bad. Sorry.
If Leonardo is 6 feet tall… that makes Mann, what, maybe 5′-7″? Maybe it explains his ego issues.
“We frame the issue as a scientific problem or an economic problem, but to me it’s a problem of ethics,” Mann said. “We have to make sure we make decisions today that determine the future of the planet for our children and our grandchildren.”
Michael Mann has reproduced? Yikes! The thought of that scenario is certainly a whole lot more uncomfortable than having to sit in the middle seat on an airplane!
It would be in the airlines best interest to refuse to sell a seat to this bastard. He is actively working to undermine their entire business. If he and his ilk have their way, most airlines will go out of business – and the remaining ones will probably be under government control.
With all of Mann’s Ego and hot air he should just start his own Hot air balloon business. Perpetual energy and lift through fairy tale wishful thinking.