White_Male_Canada
03-31-2007, 01:03 AM
With five private jets, Travolta still lectures on global warming
His serious aviation habit means he is hardly the best person to lecture others on the environment. But John Travolta went ahead and did it anyway.
The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to "do their bit" to tackle global warming.
But although he readily admitted: "I fly jets", he failed to mention he actually owns five, along with his own private runway.
Clocking up at least 30,000 flying miles in the past 12 months means he has produced an estimated 800 tons of carbon emissions – nearly 100 times the average Briton's tally.
Travolta made his comments this week at the British premiere of his movie, Wild Hogs.
He spoke of the importance of helping the environment by using "alternative methods of fuel" – after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson
month round-the-world flying trip.
"It [global warming] is a very valid issue," Travolta declared. "I'm wondering if we need to think about other planets and dome cities.
"Everyone can do their bit. But I don't know if it's not too late already. We have to think about alternative methods of fuel.
"I'm probably not the best candidate to ask about global warming because I fly jets.
"I use them as a business tool though, as others do. I think it's part of this industry – otherwise I couldn't be here doing this and I wouldn't be here now."
Travolta's five private planes – a customised £2million Boeing 707, three Gulfstream jets and a Lear jet – are kept at the bottom of his garden in the US next to a private runway.
Such prolific mileage means that, over the past 12 months, he has accumulated around 800 tonnes of carbon emissions.
According to a recent study by the government-funded Carbon Trust, this means he boasts a carbon "footprint" nearly 100 times that of the average Briton, who is responsible for 10.92 tons of Co2, from his flights alone.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23390848-details/Air+miles+Travolta+urges+fans+to+%27do+their+bit%2 7+for+the+environment/article.do
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This article is hilarious. You have the idiot "carbon credit" companies making a fuss and trying to extort a public figure for millions of dollars because he acts like a public figure who's earned millions of dollars should.
John as a fellow Floridian I'll help you out, man. I will sell you carbon credits at half the price those daffy Brits want. In exchange, I will give you a certificate stating emphatically that neither I nor 99 of my friends will buy a four engine 707 in the next 10 years. So feel free to fly the world buddy, guilt free!
Or better yet, you can really help the "environmental cause" by promising to star in a screen adaption of Michael Crichton's "State of Fear". I'll produce it. With you attached to the project I'm sure we can set up a deal where it is 100% funded by the sale of "Carbon Credits" from people sick of this global warming hysteria.
- Mike Moran, Orlando, FL
His serious aviation habit means he is hardly the best person to lecture others on the environment. But John Travolta went ahead and did it anyway.
The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to "do their bit" to tackle global warming.
But although he readily admitted: "I fly jets", he failed to mention he actually owns five, along with his own private runway.
Clocking up at least 30,000 flying miles in the past 12 months means he has produced an estimated 800 tons of carbon emissions – nearly 100 times the average Briton's tally.
Travolta made his comments this week at the British premiere of his movie, Wild Hogs.
He spoke of the importance of helping the environment by using "alternative methods of fuel" – after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson
month round-the-world flying trip.
"It [global warming] is a very valid issue," Travolta declared. "I'm wondering if we need to think about other planets and dome cities.
"Everyone can do their bit. But I don't know if it's not too late already. We have to think about alternative methods of fuel.
"I'm probably not the best candidate to ask about global warming because I fly jets.
"I use them as a business tool though, as others do. I think it's part of this industry – otherwise I couldn't be here doing this and I wouldn't be here now."
Travolta's five private planes – a customised £2million Boeing 707, three Gulfstream jets and a Lear jet – are kept at the bottom of his garden in the US next to a private runway.
Such prolific mileage means that, over the past 12 months, he has accumulated around 800 tonnes of carbon emissions.
According to a recent study by the government-funded Carbon Trust, this means he boasts a carbon "footprint" nearly 100 times that of the average Briton, who is responsible for 10.92 tons of Co2, from his flights alone.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23390848-details/Air+miles+Travolta+urges+fans+to+%27do+their+bit%2 7+for+the+environment/article.do
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This article is hilarious. You have the idiot "carbon credit" companies making a fuss and trying to extort a public figure for millions of dollars because he acts like a public figure who's earned millions of dollars should.
John as a fellow Floridian I'll help you out, man. I will sell you carbon credits at half the price those daffy Brits want. In exchange, I will give you a certificate stating emphatically that neither I nor 99 of my friends will buy a four engine 707 in the next 10 years. So feel free to fly the world buddy, guilt free!
Or better yet, you can really help the "environmental cause" by promising to star in a screen adaption of Michael Crichton's "State of Fear". I'll produce it. With you attached to the project I'm sure we can set up a deal where it is 100% funded by the sale of "Carbon Credits" from people sick of this global warming hysteria.
- Mike Moran, Orlando, FL