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Derrie-Air, world's first carbon-neutral luxury airline (GW)
Derrie-Air ^ | 6/6/08 | Derrie-Air

Posted on 06/07/2008 5:38:31 AM PDT by libertarian27

Welcome to Derrie-Air, the world's only carbon-neutral luxury airline, where you don't have to choose between living the high life and saving the planet. Nine out of ten scientists agree—we need to reduce our carbon emissions or perish from the face of the earth. Air travel is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions and global warming. Derrie-Air will be the only airline that plants trees to offset every pound of carbon that our planes release into the atmosphere.

But not only will we do our part to protect the environment, we will expect you, our passengers, to do your part as well. The magic comes from our one of a kind "Sliding Scale"—the more you weigh, the more you'll pay. After all, it takes more fuel—more energy—to get more weight from point A to point B. So we will charge passengers based on how much mass they add to the plane. The heavier you and your luggage are, the more trees we'll plant to make up for the trouble of flying you from place to place.


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: carbonneutral; globalwarming; satire
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1 posted on 06/07/2008 5:38:32 AM PDT by libertarian27
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To: libertarian27

It’s a fake, Jim!


2 posted on 06/07/2008 5:43:55 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: Dr. Ursus

You couldn’t tell by the name of the company?


3 posted on 06/07/2008 5:45:51 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin

I thought it was an Irish Airline.


4 posted on 06/07/2008 5:47:15 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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Yes, it is a fake, it’s great...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gv3OpVrAIlBrPIOhWIDslf9LNMZQD914OT3O1
Newspapers run ads about fake airline Derrie-Air

By DEBORAH YAO

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derrie-Air has been exposed. Readers of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News opened their papers Friday to see ads for a new airline called Derrie-Air, which purportedly charges passengers by the pound.


5 posted on 06/07/2008 5:48:11 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Land of the Fee, Home of the Shamed)
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"Nine out of ten scientists agree—we need to reduce our carbon emissions or perish from the face of the earth."

Sadly enough, even though this is a parody, those environazis actually have convinced a large portion of the planet's population that this is true...damn the facts.

6 posted on 06/07/2008 6:18:08 AM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly ("All it takes for Obama to succeed is for good Conservatives to vote 3rd party or not vote at all..")
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To: libertarian27; TenthAmendmentChampion; Horusra; CygnusXI; Fiddlstix; Timeout; Entrepreneur; ...
 



Calculate your one-day Carbon Belch !

7 posted on 06/07/2008 6:30:20 AM PDT by steelyourfaith
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To: libertarian27
The Airline's website
8 posted on 06/07/2008 6:32:51 AM PDT by frankenMonkey (101st Airborne Army Dad)
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To: frankenMonkey
Just found this in the website copy:

"...Dick's longing to plunge into Derrie-Air began in 1994..."

Skewering not just the enviros, but another PC group as well..!

9 posted on 06/07/2008 6:35:25 AM PDT by frankenMonkey (101st Airborne Army Dad)
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To: EnigmaticAnomaly
We need more parodies like this to wake people up.~ From the link~ The practice, known as "carbon offsetting" has been adopted by a diverse array of credible entities such as famous Hollywood actors and actresses.
10 posted on 06/07/2008 6:37:23 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Land of the Fee, Home of the Shamed)
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To: Dr. Ursus

Indeed. And their subsidiary which flies into Heathrow is called “London Derrie-Air.”


11 posted on 06/07/2008 11:40:39 AM PDT by Erasmus (When it rattles by your window, the Chicago "L" annoys.)
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