Flying = hatred of environment.
If an environmentalist fly’s in an airplane, they often get derided for it. Bob Brown, Al Gore, and now Leonardo DiCaprio – they wheel out the same argument all over again. Leo cracked it at Cannes when this false contradiction was put forward to him.
Did you fly on a gas-guzzling jet to arrive at the premier of his Eco-doco?
No, I took the friggin’ train.
(Paraphrased – “friggin’” was added for dramatic effect.)
A Toyota Prius gets 5L/100km.
Modern commercial flights get 3.5L/100km.
Aviation and jet fuel have around the same energy (MJ) per litre as petrol, around 20% of CO2 emissions in the US are from cars, around 4% from planes, etc. etc.
There are many other factors to consider, but the fact remains – unless you’re car-pooling your freaking Prius, cycling, or taking bus/rail, it’s better to fly.
The real issue is whether the flight is necessary at all. (Oh and private jets are ridiculously inefficient, and do not apply.)
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i've always been told a fully loaded jumbo that has reached cruising altitude, for the speed, distance, and weight it bears, is the most fuel efficient form of motorised transport there is.
people are just hysterical about planes. its a whole syndrome. i think in the subconscious, it is about fear of flying, fear of the misunderstood aerodynamic properties, fear of transporting dirty foreigners... seige mentality. "When I'¨m in my bunker with my canned food and all my naighbours are dead (ha! suckedin losers!) and the foreigners are coming with their poxes and rifles, I'll fucking shoot 'em down with my home made whatsit and them my progeny will take over the world...
planes are like totems of the threats of modernity.
Yeah though isn't where planes pollute far worse? Their effects are magnified or something?
The worst polluters are apparently cargo ships.
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