Climate activist: Flying to conferences lacks integrity
When you hear news from an international climate conference from places like Cancun, Durban, Rio, Paris, Bali) you can know none of the delegates mean what they say.
Eric Worrall / 14 hours ago October 3, 2015
 Nobody seems to mind, if a “Green” clocks up a lot of air miles.
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Religious scholar and climate activist Laurie Zoloth is concerned. She is worried about people who “deny” climate change. But she is also worried about the lack of integrity displayed by people who claim to believe, but who don’t reflect those alleged beliefs in their personal lifestyle choices.
According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette;
Laurie Zoloth is deeply convinced that climate change represents a great moral challenge for modern times. But she doesn’t spend time complaining about those who deny the scientific consensus of human-induced global warming.
“What I want to think about is my denial, our denial,” she told a group of about 250 people Thursday at the conference, “Integrity of Creation: Climate Change,” which began Wednesday and continues through today at Duquesne University.
It is denial, she said, to acknowledge global warming but continue a lifestyle burning fossil fuels for nonessential travel and eating foods such as meat with a high-carbon footprint. While it’s difficult to make such changes all at once, as president of the American Academy of Religion last year, she proposed that her group take a sabbatical year in 2021 by skipping the annual conference that fills the jet streams with thousands of scholars converging on one city.
It would be just a step, but in reducing one’s fossil fuel use, “then we’re believable, then we have integrity.”
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/10/02/Duquesne-to/stories/201510020146
I find Laurie’s quest for personal climate integrity refreshing. I don’t mind that she has a different view about the alleged risks of anthropogenic CO2. Integrity is a solid foundation, which will eventually lead her to climate skepticism.
Leading climate activists who spend their lives jetting to climate conferences, or who use enough energy to power a small town, to light and heat their houses, should be an utter laughing stock. The screaming hypocrisy of jetset climate activists should utterly invalidate their self righteous demands that the rest of us make sacrifices, to “save” the planet. But curiously this rarely happens – climate foot soldiers don’t often criticise the carbon profligacy of their heroes.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/10/03/climate-activist-flying-to-conferences-lacks-integrity/
Jimbo says:
October 4, 2015 at 1:52 am
That’s right! Whenever I hear a warmist get all high and mighty – I look into their lifestyle or carbon investments. The louder they are, the bigger their wonderful carbon footprint. Multimillionaire property owner David Suzuki, super rich multi-mansion owning Al Gore, uber rich Prince Charles with 4+ houses and staff of over 150, economist and multi-green investor Lord Stern who says climate change is much more serious than he previously thought (his investments need a boost he means) and so on…………….
What do they all have in common? Flights and more flights. They cannot help it, they need to spread the word about co2 emitting airplanes and cars. LOL and LOL.
Jimbo says:
October 4, 2015 at 1:55 am
Here is a fraction of the scheduled flights of the past.
“Some 15,000 delegates gather at the Mexican resort of Cancun on Monday for an annual UN conference on climate change.”
france24.com – 29 November 2010
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George Monbiot
Canada Book Tour – November 12th – 15th 2006 – Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver
Monbiot.com – 2006
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“Maldives to Construct Two New Airports and Resorts”
maldives.net.mv – 10 July 2011
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“Nasa scientist Dr James Hansen was speaking to BBC Scotland ahead of being awarded the prestigious Edinburgh Medal at the city’s Science Festival.”
BBC – 11 April 2012
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“Al Gore kicks off book tour for ‘The Future'”
mnn.com – January 2013
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“In a special three part series on the imminent crisis, the Guardian has visited Newtok and spoken to the villagers, politicians and climate scientists about their plight…”
Guardian – 13 May 2013
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“Now the tour is going global — first to Australia, then to New Zealand, Fiji, and beyond!”
http://maths.350.org
May 29, 2013?
Australia and New Zealand: The New Frontiers of Divestment and Maths
Bill is about to start a two week tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, bringing his Do the Maths message Downunder. Before he even lands in Australia, the Australian Coal Association has come out biting at his ankles……
http://350.org/australia-and-new-zealand-new-frontiers-divestment-and-maths/
Jimbo says:
October 4, 2015 at 3:07 am
DO AS I SAY,:
David Suzuki Foundation
Reduce your carbon footprint
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/reduce-your-carbon-footprint/
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1972
……..people are “maggots” that “defecate all over the environment”. …….
https://hauntingthelibrary.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/flashback-1972-david-suzuki-humans-are-maggots-that-defecate-all-over-the-environment/
AND NOT AS I DO.
Ottawa Sun – October 10, 2013
David Suzuki a man of property
…..owns four homes, including one property he co-owns with a fossil fuels company.
His primary abode is a sprawling mansion in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, worth approximately $8.2 million……
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David Suzuki’s Five Kids
[FIVE Children: Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Laura Suzuki, Troy Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tamiko Suzuki]
http://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2010/10/13/david-suzukis-five-kids/
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