Not Enough Parking for Private Jets Going to UN Climate Conference [seriously]

Newsbusters ^ | Nov 23 2007 | Noel Sheppard

[camerakid400]

As climate alarmists from all over the world head to Bali to talk about the sacrifices regular folks have to make to save the planet from global warming, it seems certain media will ignore all the private jets clogging the tiny airport.

As if it’s not enough that the United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held at what NewsBusters reported as "a truly beautiful tropical island paradise," the management of the nearby airport has issued a warning to attendees that they are going to have to park their private jets somewhere else.

I kid you not.

As reported by Bali Discovery Tours on November 3 (emphasis added):

Tempo Interaktif reports that Angkasa Pura - the management of Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport are concerned that the large number of additional private charter flights expected in Bali during the UN Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) December 3-15, 2007, will exceed the carrying capacity of apron areas. To meet the added demand for aircraft storage officials are allocating "parking space" at other airports in Indonesia.

The operational manager for Bali's Airport, Azjar Effendi, says his 3 parking areas can only accommodate 15 planes, which means that some of the jets used by VIP delegations will only be allowed to disembark and embark their planes in Bali with parking provided at airports in Surabaya, Lombok, Jakarta and Makassar.

Talk about your really inconvenient truths.

—Noel Sheppard is an economist, business owner, and Associate Editor of NewsBusters.

[eyedigress]

Reagan did it and GW wasn’t even the issue. Kinda says it all.

[CodeToad]

While idiots like Al Gore tell us to stop wasting fuel he jets around throwing out tons of hot air and fuel exhaust not to mention heating his rather large house and all the energy it consumes. What was said about the cueball, that he consumes just in his house alone more than 20 times the average American? Anyone following that jackass is a stupid sucker.

[topher]

There has been research that jets do the worst damage in terms of Global Warming -- if there is any truth in Global Warming.

This is funny.

I guess Al Gore must bring his own jet, as the Clintons, and a number of liberals...

[tcrlaf]

But...
But...
They paid The Goracle for the CARBON CREDITS!!

They have already been absolved...

[VOA]

As climate alarmists from all over the world head to Bali

Sure beats staying home and using the power of the Internet to just
"git 'er done" in terms of saving the planet by doing some virtual
networked teleconferencing.

But, I guess you have to dangle the carrot of a private jet flight in
order to motivate the "saviours of our planet" to get down to bidness.

(/SARC!!!!!!)

D-mned bunch of lousy hypocrital "environmentalists".
No different than the ones I met in academia.

[ErnBatavia]

...or Cameroon; they could do double duty and pick a nice hilltop with a view for the next UN headquarters. I’m certain a Cameroon itinerary would glean just as many attendees - right?

[gonzo]

Let's do two, shall we? ...

Is the algore going? ........................... FRegards

[Ronin]

This is another one for the “You can’t make this stuff up” file!

[abigailsmybaby]

Biggest bunch of charlatans and phonies EVER.

[Jemian]

a truly beautiful tropical island paradise

Truly beautiful if you overlook all the litter (and I'm not talking about the offerings to the gods which are everywhere. I mean plastic bags, bottles, trash, rusted metal, etc., i.e. litter.)

[steveab]

THAT’S THE UN FOR YEA

PLANNIG AHEAD FOR PARKING

[South40]

See Sean Hannity video of al bore flying in a fuel-inefficient private Gulfstream jet

[tophat9000]

A bunch of UN smucks all flying there private jets all the way to Bali to talk about the sacrifices we little people must make save the planet from global warming

Talk about a "Let them eat cake" moment

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

They should paddle there in canoes.

[bray]

They’re probably all sitting idling too.

Pray for W and Our Amazing Troops

[JoJo Gunn]

[Eric Blair 2084]

ping!

[SeaHawkFan]

Bali!!! Why aren’t they going somewhere like Greenland or Siberia to show how warm it has gotten to be in December!

I'd settle for Buffulo, NY, at the end of January.

[Grizzled Bear]

Ping for your comments.

GB

[JennysCool]

Congress likely could do 75 percent or more of its work by teleconference. There’s no reason for our reps to troop to Washington like it’s 1800.

Except for the TV exposure.