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Post by barry on Jul 31, 2022 6:47:17 GMT -8
Let's discuss Climate Change.
Also known as "Climate Crisis", "Climate Emergency", "Global Heating", "Global Warming", "inadvertent climate modification", etc.
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Post by barry on Jul 31, 2022 6:51:18 GMT -8
weareyard.com/insights/worst-celebrity-private-jet-co2-emission-offendersJust Plane Wrong: Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions"Our data reveals that the celebs have emitted an average of 3376.64 tonnes of CO2 emissions in just their private jet usage in 2022 so far. That's 482.37 times more than the average person’s annual emissions. Average flight times came in at just 71.77 minutes with an average of 66.92 miles travelled per flight. Some of the biggest offenders include Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and Travis Scott." {SPOILER - A full breakdown of the top 10 celebrity CO2e offenders:}
A full breakdown of the top 10 celebrity CO2e offenders:
1. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift might be today's pop princess, but Yard's research found that Miss Swift is the biggest celebrity CO2e polluter of this year so far. Racking up a total of 170 flights since January, Taylor's jet has amassed a vast 22,923 minutes in the air – 15.9 days. Quite a large amount considering that she is not currently touring.
Taylor's jet has an average flight time of just 80 minutes and an average of 139.36 miles per flight. Her total flight emissions for the year come in at 8,293.54 tonnes, or 1,184.8 times more than the average person's total annual emissions. Taylor’s shortest recorded flight of 2022 was just 36 minutes, flying from Missouri to Nashville.
2. Floyd Mayweather
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather comes in closely behind Taylor, emitting 7,076.8 tonnes of CO2 from his private jet this year. That’s 1,011 times more than the average person’s yearly.
However, Mayweather's jet has amassed more flights than any other celebrity on this list, taking 177 so far this year – an average of 25 flights per month: almost one every single day!
The shortest flight recorded by Mayweather was just 10 minutes, landing in Las Vegas and emitting 1 ton of CO2.
3. Jay-Z
Third on the list is rapper and husband of Beyonce, Jay-Z. Yard’s research found that so far this year, Jay-Z's private jet has taken 136 flights, emitting 6,981.3 tonnes of CO2. That’s 997.3 times more than the average person’s yearly emissions.
Like Taylor, Jay-Z is not currently on tour and his average flight time is just over an hour at 67 minutes. So far in 2022, his jet has clocked up 19,296 minutes in flight time – 13.4 days. Flights include a 35-minute journey from New Jersey to Boston and a 29-minute flight from North Carolina to Ohio.
4. A-Rod
J-Lo's ex-fiance and baseball player, A-Rod, has quite a jet-set lifestyle. The data reveals A-Rod to be the fourth biggest CO2e flight offender, racking up 5,342.7 tonnes of CO2 from his private jet so far this year – 763.24 times more emissions than the average person produces in a year.
Like the other celebs, A-Rod's jet is guilty of some short flights, with his shortest coming in at just 34 minutes.
Since January, A-Rod's jet has taken 106 flights, spending an average of just 80 minutes in the air.
5. Blake Shelton
American country music singer and husband of Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, has taken a whopping 111 flights on his private jet this year with 12,424 minutes spent in the air – or 8.6 days.
Like many of his fellow private jetters, Blake's jet has an average flight time of just over an hour, at 64.37 minutes. So far, Blake’s jet has emitted 4495 tonnes of CO2, 642 times more than what the average person produces in an entire year.
Shortest flights include a 38-minute journey from Texas to Oklahoma and a 27-minute flight from Van Nuys Airport in LA, California, to San Diego Airport, also in California.
6. Steven Spielberg
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg is sixth on the list, with his jet taking 61 flights this year and emitting 4,465 tonnes of CO2 – 637.9 times more than the average person’s annual emissions. Spielberg, however, has the second-longest average flight time on this list, coming in at 107.31 minutes, or about an hour and 47 minutes.
The total time his private jet has spent flying this year is 12,341 minutes: 8.57 days. Shortest flights include a 25-minute journey from Francis S. Gabreski Airport in New York state to New Jersey and an 18-minute flight from Amsterdam to Rotterdam: a 48.5-mile trip.
7. Kim Kardashian
Like her sister Kylie, Kim K is no stranger to sharing her private jet with her 326M followers on Instagram. She often shares snaps of inside and outside the aircraft when she uses it, most recently sharing this snap of the jet from her daughter North West’s birthday party.
So far this year, Kim’s jet emitted 4268.5 tonnes of carbon emissions over 57 flights: 609.8 times more than the average person emits in a year. Kim’s jet has an average flight time of 85.49 minutes, for an average journey length of 99.78 miles.
Her shortest journeys include a 38-minute flight to Palm Spring, emitting 3 tonnes of CO2, and a 23-minute flight from San Diego, California, to Camarillo, also California.
8. Mark Wahlberg
Next on the list is actor Mark Wahlberg who has emitted 3772.85 tonnes of CO2 emissions over 101 flights so far in 2022 – that's 538.9 times more than the average person's yearly. The total flight time of Mark's jet comes in at 10,428 minutes, or 7.2 days in the air. His average flight time is the longest on this list, yet is still just 117.45 minutes, averaging about 87.47 miles per flight.
Mark's shortest flights include a 29-minute journey from Van Nuys, California, to Palm Springs, also California and a 46-minute flight landing in London, causing 4 tonnes of CO2e.
9. Oprah Winfrey
Multi-billionaire television host Oprah Winfrey has emitted an estimated 3,493.17 tonnes of CO2 from her use of her private jet this year through a total of 68 flights – 499 times more than the average person’s total annual emissions.
Winfrey’s $75 million private jet travels for an average of 81.13 minutes at a time with an averagejourney length of 101.26 miles. Shortest flights include a 14-minute flight from Van Nuys, California to Santa Barbara, also California and a 16-minute flight causing 1 tonne of CO2e.
10. Travis Scott
Whilst Kylie Jenner’s average flight time might be just 24.5 minutes, Yard’s research found that she doesn’t make the top 10 of celebrity emitters. However, her beau, Travis Scott does, racking up 3033.3 tonnes of CO2e just this year, with an average flight journey of just 7.31 miles – the shortest average in the top 10.
Travis' jet has a total flight time of 8,384 minutes, or 5.8 days, so far in 2022.
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Post by vintagecomics on Jul 31, 2022 14:55:44 GMT -8
The massive Dutch (and worldwide) uprising against laws to cut emissions, which will force farmers out of business summarized in a 10 minute clip.
Just as the people fighting for human rights during the pandemic were incorrectly characterized as 'anti vaxxers', the Dutch farmer protests are being mischaracterized about by the media.
This 10 minute listen really fills in the blanks for people who want to get caught up quick on what is really happening.
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Post by vintagecomics on Jul 31, 2022 14:59:04 GMT -8
weareyard.com/insights/worst-celebrity-private-jet-co2-emission-offendersJust Plane Wrong: Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions"Our data reveals that the celebs have emitted an average of 3376.64 tonnes of CO2 emissions in just their private jet usage in 2022 so far. That's 482.37 times more than the average person’s annual emissions. Average flight times came in at just 71.77 minutes with an average of 66.92 miles travelled per flight. Some of the biggest offenders include Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and Travis Scott." {SPOILER - A full breakdown of the top 10 celebrity CO2e offenders:}
A full breakdown of the top 10 celebrity CO2e offenders:
1. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift might be today's pop princess, but Yard's research found that Miss Swift is the biggest celebrity CO2e polluter of this year so far. Racking up a total of 170 flights since January, Taylor's jet has amassed a vast 22,923 minutes in the air – 15.9 days. Quite a large amount considering that she is not currently touring.
Taylor's jet has an average flight time of just 80 minutes and an average of 139.36 miles per flight. Her total flight emissions for the year come in at 8,293.54 tonnes, or 1,184.8 times more than the average person's total annual emissions. Taylor’s shortest recorded flight of 2022 was just 36 minutes, flying from Missouri to Nashville.
2. Floyd Mayweather
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather comes in closely behind Taylor, emitting 7,076.8 tonnes of CO2 from his private jet this year. That’s 1,011 times more than the average person’s yearly.
However, Mayweather's jet has amassed more flights than any other celebrity on this list, taking 177 so far this year – an average of 25 flights per month: almost one every single day!
The shortest flight recorded by Mayweather was just 10 minutes, landing in Las Vegas and emitting 1 ton of CO2.
3. Jay-Z
Third on the list is rapper and husband of Beyonce, Jay-Z. Yard’s research found that so far this year, Jay-Z's private jet has taken 136 flights, emitting 6,981.3 tonnes of CO2. That’s 997.3 times more than the average person’s yearly emissions.
Like Taylor, Jay-Z is not currently on tour and his average flight time is just over an hour at 67 minutes. So far in 2022, his jet has clocked up 19,296 minutes in flight time – 13.4 days. Flights include a 35-minute journey from New Jersey to Boston and a 29-minute flight from North Carolina to Ohio.
4. A-Rod
J-Lo's ex-fiance and baseball player, A-Rod, has quite a jet-set lifestyle. The data reveals A-Rod to be the fourth biggest CO2e flight offender, racking up 5,342.7 tonnes of CO2 from his private jet so far this year – 763.24 times more emissions than the average person produces in a year.
Like the other celebs, A-Rod's jet is guilty of some short flights, with his shortest coming in at just 34 minutes.
Since January, A-Rod's jet has taken 106 flights, spending an average of just 80 minutes in the air.
5. Blake Shelton
American country music singer and husband of Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, has taken a whopping 111 flights on his private jet this year with 12,424 minutes spent in the air – or 8.6 days.
Like many of his fellow private jetters, Blake's jet has an average flight time of just over an hour, at 64.37 minutes. So far, Blake’s jet has emitted 4495 tonnes of CO2, 642 times more than what the average person produces in an entire year.
Shortest flights include a 38-minute journey from Texas to Oklahoma and a 27-minute flight from Van Nuys Airport in LA, California, to San Diego Airport, also in California.
6. Steven Spielberg
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg is sixth on the list, with his jet taking 61 flights this year and emitting 4,465 tonnes of CO2 – 637.9 times more than the average person’s annual emissions. Spielberg, however, has the second-longest average flight time on this list, coming in at 107.31 minutes, or about an hour and 47 minutes.
The total time his private jet has spent flying this year is 12,341 minutes: 8.57 days. Shortest flights include a 25-minute journey from Francis S. Gabreski Airport in New York state to New Jersey and an 18-minute flight from Amsterdam to Rotterdam: a 48.5-mile trip.
7. Kim Kardashian
Like her sister Kylie, Kim K is no stranger to sharing her private jet with her 326M followers on Instagram. She often shares snaps of inside and outside the aircraft when she uses it, most recently sharing this snap of the jet from her daughter North West’s birthday party.
So far this year, Kim’s jet emitted 4268.5 tonnes of carbon emissions over 57 flights: 609.8 times more than the average person emits in a year. Kim’s jet has an average flight time of 85.49 minutes, for an average journey length of 99.78 miles.
Her shortest journeys include a 38-minute flight to Palm Spring, emitting 3 tonnes of CO2, and a 23-minute flight from San Diego, California, to Camarillo, also California.
8. Mark Wahlberg
Next on the list is actor Mark Wahlberg who has emitted 3772.85 tonnes of CO2 emissions over 101 flights so far in 2022 – that's 538.9 times more than the average person's yearly. The total flight time of Mark's jet comes in at 10,428 minutes, or 7.2 days in the air. His average flight time is the longest on this list, yet is still just 117.45 minutes, averaging about 87.47 miles per flight.
Mark's shortest flights include a 29-minute journey from Van Nuys, California, to Palm Springs, also California and a 46-minute flight landing in London, causing 4 tonnes of CO2e.
9. Oprah Winfrey
Multi-billionaire television host Oprah Winfrey has emitted an estimated 3,493.17 tonnes of CO2 from her use of her private jet this year through a total of 68 flights – 499 times more than the average person’s total annual emissions.
Winfrey’s $75 million private jet travels for an average of 81.13 minutes at a time with an averagejourney length of 101.26 miles. Shortest flights include a 14-minute flight from Van Nuys, California to Santa Barbara, also California and a 16-minute flight causing 1 tonne of CO2e.
10. Travis Scott
Whilst Kylie Jenner’s average flight time might be just 24.5 minutes, Yard’s research found that she doesn’t make the top 10 of celebrity emitters. However, her beau, Travis Scott does, racking up 3033.3 tonnes of CO2e just this year, with an average flight journey of just 7.31 miles – the shortest average in the top 10.
Travis' jet has a total flight time of 8,384 minutes, or 5.8 days, so far in 2022. Jaybuck tried to deflect from private plane use when I brought it up on the CGC forum by mischaracterizing the discussion.  The attempts by people who are wokewashed are just ridiculous as they disallow any proper, open, intellectually honest conversation. It's worth noting that for decades the problem was 'over population'. Now that it's looking like we not only DON'T have an overpopulation problem but that we might have an actual POPULATION problem, they've moved the target. |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 3, 2022 10:10:12 GMT -8
Remember when this all started? You literally can't make up garbage like this. Is there a scientist in the house to comment?  |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 4, 2022 9:52:12 GMT -8
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 4, 2022 16:05:49 GMT -8
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 5, 2022 16:12:31 GMT -8
Pope Francis is encouraging young people to eat less meat to save the Climate.  In case some of the people reading this thread are oblivious, there is a MASSIVE GLOBAL PUSH to eliminate meat. Meat substitutes are being pushed. I spoke out about this two years ago on the forums, stating that the human body is formulated to eat WHOLE FOODS and not man made foods, and that 'man made meat substitutes' will never be as healthy a substitute as eating whole meat. Worse, insects are being pushed. CRICKETS are being pushed. Just Google it. The world's largest cricket farm just opened up less than an hour away from me. It's real and it's coming. The brainwashing to eat crickets is next. But don't believe me? Just as Dr. Google.  |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 13, 2022 11:01:01 GMT -8
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 14, 2022 10:28:31 GMT -8
While this is a Tik Tok video, it's worth listening to. It provides a LOT of true information in a concise format that I'll unpack. Please take the time to listen to this 1.5 minute video. It will change how you see the world and potentially change your life. And I'm not kidding around. I'm dead serious.  https://www.tiktok.com/@marocsafir/video/7123138341289200901 |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 14, 2022 10:45:14 GMT -8
The article I'm about to share was written by Mariana MazzucatoMariana is a professor of economics at University College London, and head of something called the Council on the Economics of Health for All, a division of the World Health Organization. The following information has been taken from this blog page: Is a “Climate Lockdown” on the horizon? - June 2021
---------------------- It was first published in October 2020 by Project Syndicate, a non-profit media organization that is (predictably) funded through grants from the Open society Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and many, many others.
After that, it was picked up and republished by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which describes itself as “a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.”.
The WBCSD’s membership is essentially every major company in the world, including Chevron, BP, Bayer, Walmart, Google and Microsoft. Over 200 members totalling well over 8 TRILLION dollars in annual revenue.
In short: an economist who works for the WHO has written a report concerning “climate lockdowns”, which has been published by both a Gates+Soros backed NGO AND a group representing almost every bank, oil company and tech giant on the planet.
Whatever it says, it clearly has the approval of the people who run the world. |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 14, 2022 10:58:31 GMT -8
Avoiding A Climate LockdownSep 22, 2020 Mariana Mazzucato The world is approaching a tipping point on climate change, when protecting the future of civilization will require dramatic interventions. Avoiding this scenario will require a green economic transformation – and thus a radical overhaul of corporate governance, finance, policy, and energy systems. LONDON – As COVID-19 spread earlier this year, governments introduced lockdowns in order to prevent a public-health emergency from spinning out of control. In the near future, the world may need to resort to lockdowns again – this time to tackle a climate emergency. Shifting Arctic ice, raging wildfires in western US states and elsewhere, and methane leaks in the North Sea are all warning signs that we are approaching a tipping point on climate change, when protecting the future of civilization will require dramatic interventions. Under a “climate lockdown,” governments would limit private-vehicle use, ban consumption of red meat, and impose extreme energy-saving measures, while fossil-fuel companies would have to stop drilling. To avoid such a scenario, we must overhaul our economic structures and do capitalism differently. Many think of the climate crisis as distinct from the health and economic crises caused by the pandemic. But the three crises – and their solutions – are interconnected.COVID-19 is itself a consequence of environmental degradation: one recent study dubbed it “the disease of the Anthropocene.” [my note: Anthropocene means humanity is the disease]Moreover, climate change will exacerbate the social and economic problems highlighted by the pandemic. These include governments’ diminishing capacity to address public-health crises, the private sector’s limited ability to withstand sustained economic disruption, and pervasive social inequality. These shortcomings reflect the distorted values underlying our priorities. For example, we demand the most from “essential workers” (including nurses, supermarket workers, and delivery drivers) while paying them the least. Without fundamental change, climate change will worsen such problems. The climate crisis is also a public-health crisis. Global warming will cause drinking water to degrade and enable pollution-linked respiratory diseases to thrive. According to some projections, 3.5 billion people globally will live in unbearable heat by 2070. Addressing this triple crisis requires reorienting corporate governance, finance, policy, and energy systems toward a green economic transformation. To achieve this, three obstacles must be removed: business that is shareholder-driven instead of stakeholder-driven, finance that is used in inadequate and inappropriate ways, and government that is based on outdated economic thinking and faulty assumptions. Corporate governance must now reflect stakeholders’ needs instead of shareholders’ whims. Building an inclusive, sustainable economy depends on productive cooperation among the public and private sectors and civil society. This means firms need to listen to trade unions and workers’ collectives, community groups, consumer advocates, and others. Likewise, government assistance to business must be less about subsidies, guarantees, and bailouts, and more about building partnerships. [My note: remember my recent thread on ESG and the preference for authoritarianism for quicker socio-economic response?]You can read the rest of the article in the link above...
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 14, 2022 11:05:32 GMT -8
Please take the time to read the article above and follow the links provided in the article for verifications. This is a serious turn of events for the world. How will they do this legally? By declaring the Climate an "emergency" just like they did with the pandemic, which allowed the government to circumvent normal procedures and rules. Here is a NYT article on Biden being urged to declare the Climate and 'emergency' And we all know what happens when the government declares an emergency. It's coming. Biden Announces Plans to Deal With Climate ‘Emergency’The president stopped short of declaring a national emergency and instead announced several steps aimed at dealing with the effects of climate change. |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 14, 2022 11:25:52 GMT -8
This is back from March 2022 by the IEA - International Energy AgencyKeep in mind that this is JUST to reduce a supply crunch of oil and NOT to combat climate change - YET. Emergency measures can quickly cut global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day, reducing the risk of a damaging supply crunchWith Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulting in lower supplies to oil markets ahead of peak demand season, IEA 10-Point Plan proposes actions to ease strains and price painIn the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, practical actions by governments and citizens in advanced economies and beyond can achieve significant reductions in oil demand in a matter of months, reducing the risk of a major supply crunch, according to new analysis released by the International Energy Agency today. ----------------- Most of the proposed actions in the 10-Point Plan would require changes in the behaviour of consumers, supported by government measures. How and if these actions are implemented is subject to each country’s own circumstances – in terms of their energy markets, transport infrastructure, social and political dynamics and other aspects. ----------------- The 10 Key Actions:1) Reduce speed limits on highways by at least 10 km/h Impact*: Saves around 290 kb/d of oil use from cars, and an additional 140 kb/d from trucks 2) Work from home up to three days a week where possible Impact: One day a week saves around 170 kb/d; three days saves around 500 kb/d 3) Car-free Sundays in cities Impact: Every Sunday saves around 380 kb/d; one Sunday a month saves 95 kb/d 4) Make the use of public transport cheaper and incentivise micromobility, walking and cycling Impact: Saves around 330 kb/d 5) Alternate private car access to roads in large cities Impact: Saves around 210 kb/d 6) Increase car sharing and adopt practices to reduce fuel use Impact: Saves around 470 kb/d 7) Promote efficient driving for freight trucks and delivery of goods Impact: Saves around 320 kb/d 8) Using high-speed and night trains instead of planes where possible Impact: Saves around 40 kb/d 9) Avoid business air travel where alternative options exist Impact: Saves around 260 kb/d 10) Reinforce the adoption of electric and more efficient vehicles Impact: Saves around 100 kb/d Note: Impacts are short term and reflect implementation in advanced economies where feasible and culturally acceptable; kb/d = thousand barrels of oil a day. ---------------------------------------------------- Translation: Government decides to fight a war, you are expected to bear the consequences of it. |
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Post by vintagecomics on Aug 22, 2022 12:35:50 GMT -8
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