Luxury For Them, Serfdom For You

December 5th, 2007 By: Michael van der Galien | Tags:

“15,000 politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, activists, journalists and other assorted celebrities, hangers-on and others have descended on Nusa Dua, Bali in Indonesia to discuss global warming.

“Over the course of the eleven-day meeting, these people will discuss how to limit carbon emissions. These same people will generate an estimated 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide in travel to and from the conference and lord knows how much energy and consumables while they are there.”

Read more at Blue Crab Boulevard.

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  1. Xel
    December 5th, 2007 at 13:22
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    Why bother meeting in person?! Why not pouch up for some high-end ultra-comms relay with some 50 gigapixel webcams and all liquid diamonds in the screen and all with those gold wires and have a big referendumb *that way* instead?!

    At least I hope some of the delegates always pay up off-sets.

  2. Tully
    December 5th, 2007 at 15:49
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    The only thing that surprises me is that anyone is surprised.

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