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IcyPeas

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15. harumph! 309 private jets (2019)

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:56 PM

Jan 2020

309: The number of private jets that flew into two Davos-area airports during the 2019 conference.

Davos attendees are frequently criticized for flying across the globe on private jets to discuss the perils of climate change, CNN Business reported. "I think it's very insane and weird that people come here in private jets to discuss climate change. It's not reasonable," Thunberg told CNN at Davos in 2019.

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Greta Thunberg: 'Nothing has been done' to tackle the climate crisis [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2020 OP

Until we, as well as all nations, are willing to view all our planet's problems through the lens Magoo48 Jan 2020 #1

Corporate America gab13by13 Jan 2020 #2

Corporate America isnt the problem. We've reduced our output. Others havent oldsoftie Jan 2020 #3

Intel, I think it was Intel bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #6

Now THAT would be something to see. Maybe time to buy some Intel......... oldsoftie Jan 2020 #13

+1 Mosby Jan 2020 #11

+1000 Duppers Jan 2020 #8

Why would she expect anything to be done Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #4

Exactly. It is just like guns. 33taw Jan 2020 #5

Go Greta!! It is a crisis. 58Sunliner Jan 2020 #7

there will be NOTHING done on climate in the US NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #9

I think the Trump administration has just about run out of executive actions Obama took to roll back AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #10

She is right. OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2020 #12

The destructive forces of nature will be unleashed. truthisfreedom Jan 2020 #14

harumph! 309 private jets (2019) IcyPeas Jan 2020 #15

She is correct and it is a stunning crime against humanity. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #16

In the US the people that can do anything about it like it just the way it is. TheFourthMind Jan 2020 #17