Comments on: Airlines: Unethical?

By: From the Mind of J

From the Mind of J — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:55:42 +0000

The average Ecofascist does not want to actually make your life better. Au contraire, they want to make it as miserable as possible. We’ve got quite a few of them in Seattle, and they can be spotted by their dreadlocks, B.O., and the fact that they ride bicycles in the rain. They’d rather make it nigh impossible to afford to drive, forcing people to take the bus, than simply make bus travel palatable.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:33:54 +0000

Ah, the econazis… First they came for the lightbulbs, then for the airlines, next are the cows who emit too much CO2. Are humans next?

I priced a trip on BA to some city in SE Europe. BA offers to change airports in London (cost not included). Rather than offer something convenient they want to push you “carbon offset” donations! Why should I let them spend even more of my money? (They’ll donate it to charities this time…)

By: audiodrumm

audiodrumm — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:34:44 +0000

agreed. This is ridiculous. I recently read (I believe it was on the BBC) that all air traffic accounts for only 3% of global emissions while all maritime traffic accounts for 20%! Where are the protests to reduce sea traffic? Are mutual fund managers moving away from shipping companies? I seriously doubt it.

What strikes me as odd is that many protesters in Europe seem convinced that airlines are a huge factor, yet hybrid vehicles don’t have any comparable market share to those in the US. Cars pollute more than airliners yet its much easier to pick on jets because their big and (somewhat) loud.

If people only exercised a bit of common sense before jumping on the feel-good band wagon, we might actually see quantitative results…

By: From the Mind of J

From the Mind of J — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:24:13 +0000

What a bunch of ecofascist assholes. It’s idiots like this who make sane environmentalists look bad. Their ilk would rather we never travel, and live overall miserable lives than emit an ounce of pollution.

By: Evan Sparks

Evan Sparks — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:54:23 +0000

It may not be a big issue in the U.S. public’s mind right now, but it will be soon, especially if significant climate laws are enacted in the next few years under a new president. Airlines are now being included in the European emissions trading scheme; it’s only a matter of time here.