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Eco-warriors, look away! Seattle schoolboy, 17, exposes the carbon footprint of private jet-loving stars, tycoons and lawmakers... and their annual Co2 emissions are up to 300 TIMES the size of the average American's
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 15, 2023 | Alex Hammer

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 ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; eatthebugs; hypocrisy
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It seems as though some high school kid in Seattle actually calculated up the "carbon footprint" of some of the biggest proponents of the "climate change" agenda.

To nobody's surprise many of these "celebrities" of the climate change cult emit hundreds of times more greenhouse gasses than the average American.

Just remember that when they tell you not to eat meat, keep your house cold in the winter, don't have kids, don't drink coffee, eat bugs, drive an electric car, euthanize your pets, etc.

1 posted on 02/15/2023 7:13:33 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: packagingguy

Lefty liberals are hypocrites on facts like these because they are in on the scam.

I’m series

Now if you phrased it like a conspiracy theory, and asked a lefty, they would deny it. Probably effusively.
“Do you think CO2 is a climate myth and an effort to stiffle capitalist economies?”

However, they don’t mind stars, celebs, athletes, and activists jetting around the world and spewing out tons of CO2, not because they truly in their heart believe it is damaging, but because they hate people. They want suppression, depression and control. It’s the same reason they freaking LOVED covid.


2 posted on 02/15/2023 7:20:19 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: packagingguy

Thank them for their ‘sacrifice’ trying to save muvver erf. No doubt they clear their conscience by buying FTX carbon credits. 🙄😂👍


3 posted on 02/15/2023 7:21:32 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: packagingguy

“hundreds - of times what the average American does in a year, solely through flying.”

The CO2 they emit while flying may remain in the atmosphere for 800 years.

The CO2 you emit near the ground gets absorbed quickly by trees and water.

This difference is why carbon offset credit selling is a scam on top of the ‘climate change’ scam. Water vapor is the main greenhouse gas. Water vapor drowns out almost all the possible effect of CO2 and methane.


4 posted on 02/15/2023 7:32:19 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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It seems as though some high school kid in Seattle actually calculated up the "carbon footprint" of some of the biggest proponents of the "climate change" agenda.

He'd better not apply to Harvard or Yale, they'll reject him outright for a stunt like that!

5 posted on 02/15/2023 7:33:55 AM PST by PGR88 (, )
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Sure ... leftist eco-freaks are hypocrites. Nice to see it proven.

But "carbon footprint" is just propaganda with no basis in science.

6 posted on 02/15/2023 7:36:37 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: packagingguy

I wonder if their pilots and crew have had the “vaccine”?


7 posted on 02/15/2023 7:36:54 AM PST by Glennb51
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To: packagingguy

“We’re better than you. Shut up peasant!” ~ Weftard


8 posted on 02/15/2023 7:44:09 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: packagingguy

Not to worry, they buy Carbon Credits from some dirt farmer in Africa so they can waste it flying to Davos.


9 posted on 02/15/2023 7:45:45 AM PST by bray (Order at TheRepublicofTexas.store)
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To: packagingguy

They’re so terrified of rising sea levels due to global warming that several of them have giant energy sucking seaside mansions.


10 posted on 02/15/2023 8:02:07 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: packagingguy

Clearly the kid is under the mistaken impression that leftists actually want to do something about climate change. They don’t. They just want it as a political issue to: (1) beat their opponents over their heads with, and (2) to build another constituent voting bloc, or cult if you prefer, that will vote for the Dems no matter what.

You see, the left only survives on single-issue voting blocs. Among other groups, this currently includes unions (especially Federal worker unions), blacks, baby killers, environmental wackos, PETA, rich-white-elitists, and the LGBTQ+ crowd. When these groups are no longer reliably Democrat, new ones have to be conjured up.


11 posted on 02/15/2023 8:07:33 AM PST by Be Free (When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.)
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Duh…. #AlGore made sure the #RulingClass and #Elites could buy what ordinary Americans cannot. This is another example of #AmericanCorruptocracy.
#CarbonOffsets are #PaytoPlay. #Exemptocrats are here to remove me yo that socialism is not for the socialists. Never in the history of socialism has there been egalitarianism.


12 posted on 02/15/2023 8:34:08 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

13 posted on 02/15/2023 8:36:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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And that is just the totals of their “pollution” from flying!

Imagine their huge homes, limo’s, etc. etc.

Heck, it’s fine with me. If I had the money I’d have a private jet too. But I would be lecturing the masses about how the poor folks have to conserve to save the planet either.


14 posted on 02/15/2023 8:45:26 AM PST by saleman
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To: packagingguy

Government corporate jet CO2 output far outweighs billionaire output


15 posted on 02/15/2023 8:51:18 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: bray

Yes, they buy their carbon credit indulgences from the church of gaia, so all is well. They are still (self)righteous.


16 posted on 02/15/2023 9:27:18 AM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: packagingguy

We know a guy who last week decided it was best to fly by private plane and get a rental car for what would have been a 60 mile drive from his home to his vacation house. Of course, the destination airport was an overshot so the rental car had to backtrack halfway. What a waste of time, money and fuel, but if he hadn’t there’d be nothing to brag about.


17 posted on 02/15/2023 10:20:37 AM PST by bgill
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“buy Carbon Credits”

Those are the indulgences for the rich—from the Church of the Climate Cult.

History just keeps repeating itself.


18 posted on 02/15/2023 10:22:42 AM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: Be Free

We have a train burning chemicals everywhere but there’s not been a peep out of Greta or Hollyweird or Harry and MEghan.


19 posted on 02/15/2023 10:23:17 AM PST by bgill
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I’d guess it’s WAY more than 300 times.


20 posted on 02/15/2023 10:25:12 AM PST by Osage Orange
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