They just won't walk the talk...
Do they really believe their own nonsense? Probably not, because just about nobody wants to change the way they live because of global warming...
Germany's environment minister is usually famed for his tough stance on climate change but yesterday attention switched to his allegedly extravagant flying habits.Under the headline: "How our environment minister poisons the air," the newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that Sigmar Gabriel often took planes to meetings. Citing a list from the defence ministry, the paper said he had taken more flights with military-run planes than any other minister in the first half of the year.
Bild am Sonntag said about 425 flights had been made using military planes and helicopters in the first six months of 2007. While most of these flights carried a large delegation, 34 had only one or two passengers. Mr Gabriel flew seven times alone or with one colleague.
posted by GayandRight @ 10:52 AM
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"Poisons the air?" It's conceivable- probable, actually- that at least some politicians are smart enough to be able to recognize junk science and hysteria, but the media, who are great bandwagon jumpers and natural hysterics, are another matter, and they're the main conduit of communication that politicians have to work through. Poor old Gabriel probably does believe the GW nonsense, and it's a nice little incongruity that even that doesn't save him from head shots from the uber green. "Poisons!"
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