Chris Martin - major contributor to climate change

SP · 13-06-2007, 05:57 PM

Guardian journalist and professor, George Monbiot, author of "Heat" (2007) has exposed Chris Martin's vast greenhouse gas emissions, largely as a result of FLYING everywhere, frequently and often unecessarily, by private jet (and by owning and crashing a gas-guzzling BMW X5). See the Greenwash page at http://www.turnuptheheat.org - a site dedicated to exploring the issues raised in the book. Before you ask, Monbiot is not a subscriber to junk science, nor is he out to get particular individuals. He is an environmental campaigner.

I call on all readers to lobby Chis for more environmentally appropriate modes of travel, and a little less hypocrisy in his support of good causes. A LearJet, for goodness sake, at a time when the while world is looking to unified action on climate change, and alternatives.

Marcoldplayer · 13-06-2007, 06:00 PM

What is this??

Marcoldplayer · 13-06-2007, 06:03 PM

More, on this here:

http://www.turnuptheheat.org/?page_id=12

Pony · 13-06-2007, 06:05 PM

sad, but true...

Black Rose · 13-06-2007, 08:51 PM

Chris Martin might be a major contributor in terms of the average human, but Betty here is at least 10 times worst

mc_squared · 13-06-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by David S;2090642
Chris Martin might be a major contributor in terms of the average human, but Betty here is at least 10 times worst

What a load of bull!

alyssa · 13-06-2007, 09:07 PM

Yeah. Kill the cows. O.o

Tino · 13-06-2007, 09:07 PM

And Chris goes flying at the speed of sound...

mc_squared · 13-06-2007, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nitram;2090663
And Chris goes flying at the speed of sound...

Nah! It's all Talk.......................

MrMagpie · 14-06-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by alyssa;2090662
Yeah. Kill the cows. O.o

AND MAKE BURGERS!!!!!!!!!

SP · 14-06-2007, 06:16 AM

It is a pretty serious issue. As Monbiot says, flying has some terrible impacts (so do cows, but that's for another discussion). Flying to start and end a tour across the Atlantic may be hard to avoid, but what about the unecessary flying in-country and back home on a weekly basis, using thousands of gallons of fuel for a jet with a small number of people in it? And what is wrong with a tour bus?
Justice for oppressed people should, I assure you, include respect for their vulnerability to clmate change, which weshoudl not be exacerbating in the West by our actions.
Make your feelings known; boycott Coldplay gigs; lobby.

ColdMike · 14-06-2007, 10:56 AM

I think that... we aren't better than him.

We're using computers, electricity, those of us who have a car use gas or diesel, if you have a bike, the way it's been made used a lot of energy.
Some clothes are made with petroleum, and even of we recycle some things of what we use, there will be always pollution.

I think it's a bit too easy to blame only one person, when you could blame more then a million of us. You could even blame everyone.
If I had to blame someone, I'd blame myself first. But I'd know that the others wouldn't be better than me.

This is my opinion.

[Btw, we already had this kind of information in the past.So, I'm not stunned at all]

nevaehdreamz · 14-06-2007, 12:37 PM

Yes, blame Chris Martin for all of this because it's all his fault.

Nevermind that there are already over a million airlines going back and forth every single day all over the planet. Nope, it's all Chris Martin's fault. Also, nevermind those gass guzzling SUVs and Hummers that people drive everywhere. .........Just Chris Martin!

I'm so sick of people having problems with celebrities when they try to stand for something good. People always try to cut down their credibility. No one is perfect and it's pretty much impossible for someone like Chris to make it around the world without using a modern peice of technology called an airplane. Chris pushing for fair trade doesn't mean he has to be a perfect human being in every other aspect of his life.

Gettoutt....

Marky · 14-06-2007, 02:29 PM

He's missing the point that global warming isn't real

Rhoo · 14-06-2007, 04:12 PM

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Guardian journalist and professor, George Monbiot, author of "Heat" (2007) has exposed Chris Martin's vast greenhouse gas emissions, largely as a result of FLYING everywhere

Yes, Chris is killing everyone's babies by not taking the bus to Equador or wherever they happen to be playing. Also he didn't 'expose' anything. It's perfectly evident that someone who flies causes the emission of various gasses. Even journalists.

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I call on all readers to lobby Chis for more environmentally appropriate modes of travel,

Nevaehdreamz put it all much better.

13-06-2007, 05:57 PM	#1
SP Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chris Martin - major contributor to climate change Guardian journalist and professor, George Monbiot, author of "Heat" (2007) has exposed Chris Martin's vast greenhouse gas emissions, largely as a result of FLYING everywhere, frequently and often unecessarily, by private jet (and by owning and crashing a gas-guzzling BMW X5). See the Greenwash page at http://www.turnuptheheat.org - a site dedicated to exploring the issues raised in the book. Before you ask, Monbiot is not a subscriber to junk science, nor is he out to get particular individuals. He is an environmental campaigner. I call on all readers to lobby Chis for more environmentally appropriate modes of travel, and a little less hypocrisy in his support of good causes. A LearJet, for goodness sake, at a time when the while world is looking to unified action on climate change, and alternatives.

13-06-2007, 06:00 PM	#2
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13-06-2007, 06:03 PM	#3
Marcoldplayer Status: 4:2 LRLRL Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,486 My Mood: Location: Villa Urquiza Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	More, on this here: http://www.turnuptheheat.org/?page_id=12 __________________ http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/3135/banner2ah2.gif www.COLDPLAYfans.com.AR

13-06-2007, 08:51 PM	#5
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,542 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	Chris Martin might be a major contributor in terms of the average human, but Betty here is at least 10 times worst __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

13-06-2007, 08:53 PM	#6
mc_squared Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 67,519 My Mood: Location: Wherever life takes me Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by David S;2090642 Chris Martin might be a major contributor in terms of the average human, but Betty here is at least 10 times worst What a load of bull! __________________ LIFE ISN'T MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Be yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Work to live - don't live to work...................... Age is purely a state of mind! Don't waste your time on jealousy. Success is a journey, NOT a destination. Life is a marathon, NOT a sprint! http://www.generationterrorists.com/...sunscreen.html

13-06-2007, 06:05 PM	#4
Pony get off my cakes Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 375 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	sad, but true...

13-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#7
alyssa first on last off Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,165 Location: S. California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah. Kill the cows. O.o __________________

13-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#8
Tino Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,452 Location: 42 03 S / 71 36 W Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And Chris goes flying at the speed of sound... __________________

13-06-2007, 09:12 PM	#9
mc_squared Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 67,519 My Mood: Location: Wherever life takes me Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by nitram;2090663 And Chris goes flying at the speed of sound... Nah! It's all Talk....................... __________________ LIFE ISN'T MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Be yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Work to live - don't live to work...................... Age is purely a state of mind! Don't waste your time on jealousy. Success is a journey, NOT a destination. Life is a marathon, NOT a sprint! http://www.generationterrorists.com/...sunscreen.html

14-06-2007, 02:10 AM	#10
MrMagpie Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 26,887 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by alyssa;2090662 Yeah. Kill the cows. O.o AND MAKE BURGERS!!!!!!!!!

14-06-2007, 06:16 AM	#11
SP Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It is a pretty serious issue. As Monbiot says, flying has some terrible impacts (so do cows, but that's for another discussion). Flying to start and end a tour across the Atlantic may be hard to avoid, but what about the unecessary flying in-country and back home on a weekly basis, using thousands of gallons of fuel for a jet with a small number of people in it? And what is wrong with a tour bus? Justice for oppressed people should, I assure you, include respect for their vulnerability to clmate change, which weshoudl not be exacerbating in the West by our actions. Make your feelings known; boycott Coldplay gigs; lobby.

14-06-2007, 10:56 AM	#12
ColdMike 5:∞ Cities On Fire Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,557 My Mood: Location: Chester Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think that... we aren't better than him. We're using computers, electricity, those of us who have a car use gas or diesel, if you have a bike, the way it's been made used a lot of energy. Some clothes are made with petroleum, and even of we recycle some things of what we use, there will be always pollution. I think it's a bit too easy to blame only one person, when you could blame more then a million of us. You could even blame everyone. If I had to blame someone, I'd blame myself first. But I'd know that the others wouldn't be better than me. This is my opinion. [Btw, we already had this kind of information in the past.So, I'm not stunned at all] __________________ Travis - Montreux Jazz Festival - 10th July 2008 Coldplay - Halle Tony Garnier - 4th September 2008

14-06-2007, 12:37 PM	#13
nevaehdreamz Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 464 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, blame Chris Martin for all of this because it's all his fault. Nevermind that there are already over a million airlines going back and forth every single day all over the planet. Nope, it's all Chris Martin's fault. Also, nevermind those gass guzzling SUVs and Hummers that people drive everywhere. .........Just Chris Martin! I'm so sick of people having problems with celebrities when they try to stand for something good. People always try to cut down their credibility. No one is perfect and it's pretty much impossible for someone like Chris to make it around the world without using a modern peice of technology called an airplane. Chris pushing for fair trade doesn't mean he has to be a perfect human being in every other aspect of his life. Gettoutt.... __________________ I A M A M U S I C L O V E R <3 --------------------------------- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...dreamz/all.gif "Coldplay is for people with great taste, intelligence, and incredible good-lookingness."

14-06-2007, 02:29 PM	#14
Marky cmuptre litterset \o/ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,203 Location: England Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	He's missing the point that global warming isn't real

14-06-2007, 04:12 PM	#15
Rhoo hats are fun Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 84 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	: Quote: Guardian journalist and professor, George Monbiot, author of "Heat" (2007) has exposed Chris Martin's vast greenhouse gas emissions, largely as a result of FLYING everywhere Yes, Chris is killing everyone's babies by not taking the bus to Equador or wherever they happen to be playing. Also he didn't 'expose' anything. It's perfectly evident that someone who flies causes the emission of various gasses. Even journalists. : Quote: I call on all readers to lobby Chis for more environmentally appropriate modes of travel, Nevaehdreamz put it all much better.