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Fight Against Global Warming - APEC '07
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:33 am
by Rotku
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!
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:08 am
by paazin
Exactly, Rotku. America f&ckin' rules and don't you forget it.
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:30 pm
by mxlm
This was my favorite part of the story.
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:12 pm
by Electryc
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?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:19 pm
by mxlm
Al Gore = global warming, so if Al Gore looks ridiculous, GW must be a hoax.
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:24 am
by NickD
WTF raincoats?
Traditional Australian garb how?
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:19 am
by Rotku
They need those wide-brimmed hats with corks.
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:51 am
by NickD
With a singlet and shorts! Or they could go properly cultural and have everyone just wear a loincloth, aborigine stylez!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:51 am
by sgould72
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:03 am
by Zakharra
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...