Why Bill Gates's Lecture to Billionaires on Climate Change Was So Hypocritical

townhall.com ^ | 7/12/2021 0800 hrs EDT | Leah Barkoukis

[rktman]

The annual Sun Valley conference among finance, tech, entertainment, and media kingpins, dubbed summer camp for billionaires, included an address by Bill Gates about climate change.

But critics pointed out the hypocrisy of such concerns, given that so many flew into the resort in private planes. The congestion concerns were so bad that the Federal Aviation Administration had to put a temporary ban on planes taking off from the West Coast to Michigan and Canada, according to the Daily Mail.

NPR reported that the manager of the nearby airport, Friedman Memorial Airport, said more than 90 private planes were expected.

[rktman]

Simmer down peons. Your concerns are NOT our concerns. Now, get your shot and put your mask on as directed. Or, "pay the price" as you were warmed by F-15/nuke toting pedo joe.

[a fool in paradise]

Do they refuse to teleconference for fear that someone may be recording it?

[llevrok]

any one count the private jets on the tarmac?

[Leaning Right]

Here’s George Carlin correctly explaining things to us peasants.

[SpaceBar]

Fly in, lecture everyone on their environmental impact, fly out.

[MinorityRepublican]

Fly in, lecture everyone on their environmental impact, fly out.

Why not Zoom?

[Reily]

And not sample Chef Francois’s special Hors d’oeuvre??
It just isn’t done !

[Seruzawa]

The rich often think themselves innately superior. And every once in a while the people slaughter them all.

[bgill]

I wouldn’t reach their one day carbon footprints in a year. As usual, aside from this computer, the freezer and fridge, all other appliances are pulling whatever power from just being plugged in, the windows are open and the a/c is off and we drive into town about twice a month.

We’ll be sampling cheapo franks wrapped in cheapo sliced white bread later this evening.

[Lockbox]

The billionaires know that all people cannot have their lifestyles. Multiple homes, private jets, super yachts, etc. Hell most people of the world will never own a house. So the Climate Change Scam was created. Make people want to have a minimalists lifestyle while they jet all over the world saving it.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[leaning conservative]

Then they would miss the parties, gourmet food, luxury accomodations, etc.

[a fool in paradise]

And “massages”

[a fool in paradise]

Now they are suggesting that you only may take one flight every 3 years.

This while billionaires are competing to have marginally orbital flights in “space” for vanity passenger flights.

[cgbg]

The energy use on the Gates homes probably exceeds that of some small African countries—reparations time, Bill!

[leaning conservative]

Oops, forgot those😜

[minnesota_bound]

FTA: Gates said in February that he offsets his “carbon emissions by buying clean aviation fuel and funding carbon capture and funding low cost housing projects to use electricity instead of natural gas

1. clean aviation fuel? It is kerosene like all jet fuel!
2. funding carbon capture? We are made of carbon!
3. funding low cost housing projects to use electricity instead of natural gas? Price of electricity is 70% higher in California. California has blackouts so you have no heat or cooling or lights!

4. He is insane and evil!

[llevrok]

Gates has a summer home near where I live on Puget Sound. Not a wind turbine or solar array in site. All hydro fro Tacoma Power and Electric’s damn on the once sacred native Skokomish River.

[llevrok]

This while billionaires are competing to have marginally orbital flights in “space” for vanity passenger flights.

I about gagged when Sir Richard shouted "I'm an astronaut!!"

Oh puh-leeze Sir Dick!

any way BTTT