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		A private Canadian company says it will plant 1,176 trees to offset the carbon emitted by Air Force One when it carries President Barack Obama to Copenhagen for the international climate conference (cnsnews.com)		236
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Gig103

2009-12-17 10:47:41 AM

How about you plant those trees because they are a valuable resource? Why does EVERYTHING have to be for a reason? And a political reason at that, what garbage. Way to go CNSNews, for giving that company exactly what they wanted - a political agenda and advertising campaign.

Does the Queen of England fly British Airways in economy? What about Michaëlle Jean? I don't know if she ever does international summits, but if so, how does she travel safely?

BKITU

2009-12-17 10:48:37 AM

They should plant 600 more and make them Freedom Trees.

doublesecretprobation

2009-12-17 10:54:38 AM

why is this stupid?

Snarfangel

2009-12-17 10:56:56 AM

BKITU: They should plant 600 more and make them Freedom Trees.

It would be the patriotic thing to do.

/Red, White, and Blue Maple.
//These Trees Don't Run.

The Onanist

2009-12-17 11:03:56 AM

Snarfangel: /Red, White, and Blue Maple.
//These Trees Don't Run.

But their sap sure does.

/Mmmm, pure maple syrup.

Il Douchey

2009-12-17 11:05:01 AM

A hollow gesture for a hollow President.

/Why no trees for the ride back?

MuadDib

2009-12-17 11:19:41 AM

Hang On Voltaire

2009-12-17 11:45:05 AM

doublesecretprobation: why is this stupid?

Because carbon offsets are ludicrous.

Hang On Voltaire

2009-12-17 11:53:55 AM

Hell we live in an age when a Governor who commutes to work everyday via a private jet because he wants to live at home and drives Hummers and lives in a monstrosity of a home can be declared the second most "green" governor in the country and get on the cover of Newsweek for his environmental crusade

www.sacbee.com

Gig103

2009-12-17 12:26:20 PM

Hang On Voltaire: doublesecretprobation: why is this stupid?

Because carbon offsets are ludicrous.

THIS.

cameroncrazy1984

2009-12-17 12:35:08 PM

Yeah, it's totally stupid to plant trees in an age where acres and acres of rainforest are being cut down every day.

MuadDib

2009-12-17 12:45:59 PM

cameroncrazy1984: Yeah, it's totally stupid to plant trees in an age where acres and acres of rainforest are being cut down every day.

This.

img67.imageshack.us

/I keed, I keed.

Hang On Voltaire

2009-12-17 12:55:01 PM

cameroncrazy1984: Yeah, it's totally stupid to plant trees in an age where acres and acres of rainforest are being cut down every day.

You're missing the point. Regardless more acres of land are reverting to jungle than are being cutdown.

Another Government Employee

2009-12-17 12:55:44 PM

gorgor: APPROVES
http://tinyurl.com/yhj9tzl
(copy and paste)

Well spoken, sir.

Armchair_Invective

2009-12-17 12:56:13 PM

There is an old saying that "this is not our planet, we are just looking after it for our children" but in thirty years when my offspring complains that we trashed the planet, I will say "That's what you get for all the crap Fathers day presents."

- David Thorne, 27b/6

sluck604

2009-12-17 12:57:12 PM

Gig103: Hang On Voltaire: doublesecretprobation: why is this stupid?

Because carbon offsets are ludicrous.

THIS.

Why?

LemSkroob

2009-12-17 12:57:50 PM

1,200 trees, huh?

Do they calculate the carbon cost of planting those trees in the first place?

I mean, planting that many trees is going to require a lot of manpower, hauling costs, groundwork machinery, and administrative centers for coordination, account management, and landscape design. What about production of fertilizer at the tree farms? irrigation system?

Wonder how much carbon all that takes to get done???

stuhayes2010

2009-12-17 12:58:08 PM

I am a farker and I think someone's good will action is dumb even though it really doesn't effect me. I am so much better than everyone.

GnomePaladin

2009-12-17 12:58:23 PM

How DARE they plant some trees?! The sheer NERVE of them!

mr lawson

2009-12-17 12:58:39 PM

cameroncrazy1984: Yeah, it's totally stupid to plant trees in an age where acres and acres of rainforest are being cut down every day.

almost as dumb as flying football players across the country and world to play a dumb game. I wonder what their carbon footprint is?Thoughts?

MDGeist

2009-12-17 12:59:54 PM

I really wish this save the planet thing would stop. I mean if the Earth doesn't blow up then I have 0 chance of getting to Mars in the great escape. And I really want to go to Mars.

Baz the Spaz

2009-12-17 01:00:01 PM

Maybe they could do something about that damn cold air that comes down from Canada and puts us in a deep freeze every winter. Geez!

weblogs.wgntv.com

Skiffy

2009-12-17 01:00:04 PM

Great idea and all, except for the fact that Denmark is already paying for offsets from the conference. (new window)

Phoenix_M

2009-12-17 01:00:22 PM

"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."

Kellner21

2009-12-17 01:00:40 PM

The trees are doing their job whether they are planted in the ground or sit in pots, like they are in now.

I highly doubt those trees were going to be killed if they were not planted. This whole carbon offsetting crap is stupid.

sluck604

2009-12-17 01:00:57 PM

mr lawson: cameroncrazy1984: Yeah, it's totally stupid to plant trees in an age where acres and acres of rainforest are being cut down every day.

almost as dumb as flying football players across the country and world to play a dumb game. I wonder what their carbon footprint is?Thoughts?

Yes someone else somewhere is raping a small child (Glen Beck is that you?), so why should that paramedic try and save anyone's life.

schattenteufel

2009-12-17 01:02:14 PM

Gig103: Hang On Voltaire: doublesecretprobation: why is this stupid?

Because carbon offsets are ludicrous.

THIS.

No, not "THIS." (What's the opposite of saying "THIS?")
It's never stupid to plant trees.
Maybe calling it "carbon offsetting" is a little silly, but planting trees is a good thing, no matter what their rationale is.

Lost Thought 00

2009-12-17 01:02:29 PM

I'm not going to recycle TWICE today, just to spit them

sluck604

2009-12-17 01:03:00 PM

Kellner21: The trees are doing their job whether they are planted in the ground or sit in pots, like they are in now.

I highly doubt those trees were going to be killed if they were not planted. This whole carbon offsetting crap is stupid.

Wow you have an absolutely astounding grasp of how the market works don't you?

You sir are an idiot of the first degree.

Scott114

2009-12-17 01:03:07 PM

I know it because he black.

MrSteve007

2009-12-17 01:03:19 PM

Hang On Voltaire: Hell we live in an age when a Governor who commutes to work everyday via a private jet because he wants to live at home and drives Hummers and lives in a monstrosity of a home can be declared the second most "green" governor in the country and get on the cover of Newsweek for his environmental crusade

To be fair, since 2005, his Hummer is hydrogen powered . . .

lifeintheklane.files.wordpress.com

And flew to Denmark via commercial airways . . .

Link (new window)

But you are right about his home being pretty big (6,000 sq/ft). He was going to live in one of our projects right next to the State Capitol, but felt the voters wouldn't be a fan of paying for him to live in the penthouse of a downtown hotel - so he stayed at his private residence.

tankalicious

2009-12-17 01:04:11 PM

I agree that this is stupid, but somehow I think if they had done this when Bush was in office it would have gotten a "Hero" tag.

DrewFL

2009-12-17 01:04:24 PM

LemSkroob: 1,200 trees, huh?

Do they calculate the carbon cost of planting those trees in the first place?

I mean, planting that many trees is going to require a lot of manpower, hauling costs, groundwork machinery, and administrative centers for coordination, account management, and landscape design. What about production of fertilizer at the tree farms? irrigation system?

Wonder how much carbon all that takes to get done???

My thoughts exactly.

ObscureNameHere

2009-12-17 01:04:28 PM

Baz the Spaz: Maybe they could do something about that damn cold air that comes down from Canada and puts us in a deep freeze every winter. Geez!

Hey! The Cold Air Manufacturing industry is an imporant seasonal employer for much of rural Canada. What, you think NATURE can make air that cold? C'mon!

roughridersfan

2009-12-17 01:04:29 PM

Kellner21: The trees are doing their job whether they are planted in the ground or sit in pots, like they are in now.

Good point. Or, we Canadians have some kind of Star Trek-ian replicator that creates trees automagically.

/Don't ask about it. When you need to know, we'll tell you.

The_Sponge

2009-12-17 01:04:55 PM

Canada is nothing but trees....are they sure there's enough room to plant them?

karmaceutical

2009-12-17 01:05:55 PM

Now their country is _really_ going to reek of trees.

TableTopJoe

2009-12-17 01:06:15 PM

and 10 years later all of those trees will be in peoples family rooms with glass balls hanging off of them.

nytmare

2009-12-17 01:06:46 PM

There have been more than a billion flights occurring within the past 20 years.

So far I've planted ... 0 ... offset trees. But I did have the one in my front yard pruned because it was hanging over the street and getting in the way of the mailman's truck.

GORDON

2009-12-17 01:07:05 PM

On a related note, I will be removing 1 teacup full of water from the Atlantic Ocean to offset the melting ice caps.

rabidferret

2009-12-17 01:07:26 PM

I thought Obama's jet only emitted hope and change and puppies and unicorns.

/why does Canada hate unicorns?

Quasar

2009-12-17 01:08:18 PM

That's actually pretty funny, but how else would he get there? By kayak?

itsfullofstars

2009-12-17 01:08:58 PM

OLD FARTK

2009-12-17 01:09:28 PM

Some came from Hollywood to help.

i263.photobucket.com

Honest Bender

2009-12-17 01:10:08 PM

Trees don't make carbon magically disappear. They sequester it. That is until they die. Then all that carbon is released back into the environment.

The smoke coming off burning wood isn't unicorn farts.

klawade

2009-12-17 01:10:11 PM

Carbon is not a pollutant

Wynn

2009-12-17 01:11:12 PM

Kellner21: The trees are doing their job whether they are planted in the ground or sit in pots, like they are in now.

I highly doubt those trees were going to be killed if they were not planted. This whole carbon offsetting crap is stupid.

But if nobody buys/plants those trees, the tree farmers won't bother to grow new ones to replace their inventory.

HellSaysHello

2009-12-17 01:12:06 PM

Baz the Spaz: Maybe they could do something about that damn cold air that comes down from Canada and puts us in a deep freeze every winter. Geez!

This.

Snarfangel

2009-12-17 01:12:50 PM

The_Sponge: Canada is nothing but trees....are they sure there's enough room to plant them?

They'll have to club a few seals and demolish some igloos first.

AgentBoca

2009-12-17 01:13:04 PM

How DARE they plant some trees?! The sheer NERVE of them!

LOL! I am also completely outraged.
Carbon Offset? Planting trees? Wharrgarbl!

/sarcasm

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