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Richard Branson
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Insane or great?
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I suspect a tax lawyer and/or tax accountant would give the best answer
If he really cared, why not stop flying altogether? having said that, if 200m people (for example) are going to fly each year, then it makes better sense for them to fly with a company who will contribute something major back for the climate...
Well some of his stunts are a bit insane, but he's a risk taker and that's what got him to where he is today.
Al Gore is really having a huge impact with his slideshow .. They said Arnie introduced tough new legislation after seeing it and now Branson, must be some pretty powerful slides he's got.
Especially when you have cunts like these around...
That's Richard Branson, dear.
I still think he could be greener by glueing lots of pidgeons to the wings of his planes instead of engines.
yacht, me thinks
would be cool to have one though :cool: but maybe a slightly cheaper model for me...
I can't decide whether he's being nice or has other motives.
What's the problem? There are some respected scientists belonging to those groups who disagree with some aspects of the global warming theory. Scientific academic freedom would surely be infringed if funding of such research were forbidden. Now, I don't want to get into my beliefs on this subject but I do think it is quite misleading that global warming is spoke of as absolute fact, I also question the claim that it is reversible if we take a few 4x4s off the road and stick windmills up everywhere.
He is wanting to invest the profits of one business into another, surely thats just what loads and loads of other companies are doing every day.
Yes, if he can make some new wonder bio-fuel which helps us great, but do you think he'll give it away free?
The problem is that:
- Those scientists are not 'respected'- they're corrupted to the core and/or have sold themselves and their expertise for cash
- For anyone to still claim today that global warming does not exist or that man had no part in it is equivalent to suggesting the earth is flat. End of.
- Exxon are a bunch of corrupted lying cunts prepared to bribe anyone to get what they want, and then lie to the world about the consequences of their actions (global warming, drilling in the Artic, etc etc etc).
You'd have to be fucking insane not see a problem with that- and you'd have to be the world's thickest man to actually still question the existence of global warming and the catastrophic consequences this planet faces in as little as 10 years if we don't start acting more responsibly.
I find that a lot of people just don`t like questions.
I always thought that "science" was about asking questions, not making proclamations from on high.
Could you name some "scientists" that haven`t "sold themselves" to someone ?
A recent survey showed that 80% of "physicists" are employed by the military.:shocking: :eek2:
Well the Scientific Alliance has some pretty eminent supporters...And the Scientific Alliance like the IPN also mentioned in the article you posted is an independent organistion, neither accept donations with conditions.
No, it's not. Those talking of the effects regarding global warming are putting forward a theory - it isn't indisputable fact. Why else do we have vastly differing vague beliefs on what the future consequences will be even amongst scientists in agreement on global warming?
And like it or not plenty of people far more qualified than me and you question some aspects of the global warming theory...
Let's not kid ourselves please.
WTF is it with right wing people and the environment?
Well I don't know any right wing people that supported John Prescott's trashing of the green belt.
I think it's unnessecesary to include the end of that. Plenty of people deny scientific evidence, your anti-christian attitude is too much, and against the rules of this forum.
budda - no, he won't give it away for free, but that's capitalism. At least he's doing something.
Genourous though.
The Christian fundamentalist mention is a comparison, and a rather valid one IMO. In case you didn't know it, Christian fundamentalists are in the habit of denying overwhelming scientific evidence regarding the age of the Earth and the Universe, claiming it's only a few thousand years old rather than the several billion years it is.
By comparison, some right wingers are denying equally compelling evidence regarding climate change and man-made global warming in what amounts to an equally absurd position.
If you think criticising claims that the Earth is 6,000 years old as ridiculous is an attack on Christianity itself you have missed the point by about 5 billion light years- but by all accounts, please report my post if you think I have broken any rules. :rolleyes:
Did you misunderstand my analogy? Or do you believe the Earth is a few thousand years old only and are offended by my skepticism?
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Fundies deserve all the pisstaking they can get IMO. Muslim, Christian, whatever - fundies are loons and should be mocked.