Posted on 02/15/2023 7:13:33 AM PST by packagingguy
After obtaining that elusive data, Shendure proceeded to analyze the information using programming languages Python and R, and went on to build the fully interactive website completely from scratch.
Within weeks, Shendure said that he discovered that well over 100 people who own private jets are emitting at the very least dozens - and in many cases, hundreds - of times what the average American does in a year, solely through flying.
The realization, Shendure said, came as particularly pronounced due to the fact that Americans boast some of the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world.
'It was surprising to me that this wasn’t being talked about more,' he told the paper, adding that he spends most of his free time on the pet project...
Simultaneously, many to make the list, as previously mentioned, have been unmasked as hypocrites by the Seattle high schooler.
Siebel, along with the prominent Murdoch and DeVos families, rounded out the top three - who collectively account for the same amount of yearly emissions as nearly 850 ordinary Americans.
Siebel, the 70-year-old founder of Silicon Valley software company Siebel Systems and the founder and chairman of AI firm C3.ai, has repeatedly voiced concerns over climate change.
Just last month, the tech mogul - who is worth more than $3.5billion - penned an open letter touting the importance of AI in the country's fight to address the ongoing phenomenon.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This number is their air travel only. It doesn’t include the larger number of goods and services they consume.
They have multiple large homes that are expensive to heat and cool.
Still don’t believe it.......
Like the dirt farmer is getting any of those carbon credits! lol You mean the dictator thug leader of the dirt farmers country is getting all the dough.
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