Fight Against Global Warming - APEC '07

Rotku · Post by **Rotku** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:33 am

Just a small clip from the yesterday's local paper, which brought a smile to my face.

United States President George Bush flew into Sydney talking big on climate change - in a roadshow with his own Texas-sized carbon footprint.

The president arrived with two 747s, a number of transport planes, two helicopters, more than a dozen vehicles, including two bulletproof Cadillacs, and an army of secret service agents and officials.

It was enough to bring downtown Sydney to a halt, even with the president's late arrival. Onlookers counted 18 cars.

Over the nuxt few days, the president and his entourage are expected to emit 57,885 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents - the amount produced by 2000 average Australians in a year according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Compare that with Prime Minister Helen Clark - she and her husband Peter Davis will be flying to Apex on a commercial flight with just 10 advisers and officials.

Go Bush! Saving the environment one small step at a time!

Post by **paazin** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:08 am

Exactly, Rotku. America f&ckin' rules and don't you forget it.

mxlm · Post by **mxlm** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:30 pm

This was my favorite part of the story.

Electryc · Post by **Electryc** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:12 pm

And here we have the avatar of environmental awareness doing his part to make sure my children live in a clean world.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

Uh he's paying for that nasty carbon footprint right?

mxlm · Post by **mxlm** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:19 pm

Al Gore = global warming, so if Al Gore looks ridiculous, GW must be a hoax.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:24 am

WTF raincoats?

Traditional Australian garb how?

Rotku · Post by **Rotku** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:19 am

They need those wide-brimmed hats with corks.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:51 am

With a singlet and shorts! Or they could go properly cultural and have everyone just wear a loincloth, aborigine stylez!

sgould72 · Post by **sgould72** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:51 am

Or they could go properly cultural and have everyone just wear a loincloth, aborigine stylez!

OMFG, Bush has done enough damage without subjecting us to that, thank you very much.

Zakharra · Post by **Zakharra** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:03 am

sgould72 wrote:
Or they could go properly cultural and have everyone just wear a loincloth, aborigine stylez!
OMFG, Bush has done enough damage without subjecting us to that, thank you very much.

Any politician in that would be a war crime... *shudders in horror* Old fat white guys in thongs...