We've all been caught!

eccentrictinker · 03-22-2007

I wonder if the vacation police will track us down to Playa?

Tourists cause global warming
22/03/2007 10:53 - (SA)
Madrid - Holidaymakers may be ruining their favourite destinations through pollution and greenhouse gases, making the tourism industry one of the world's worst polluters, experts say.
A flight to that pristine beach and a few nights in an air-conditioned hotel room, when repeated on the mass scale of modern tourism, is all it takes to put the holiday business on a polluting par with heavy industries.
"Tourism is unfortunately one of the vectors of (climate) change at the moment and contributes, through its excesses, to the process of global warming," World Tourism Organisation (WTO) director general Francesco Frangialli told an international conference on meteorology in Madrid this week.
In 2006, 842 million people took a holiday in a foreign country and 40% of them flew to their destinations. That's 336 million people, or more than the population of the United States, taking trips which spew greenhouse gases that fuel global warming.
Total air transport still only accounts for two percent of carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere, but its contribution is growing and tourism is one of the driving forces behind rising passenger numbers, Frangialli said.
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http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...086930,00.html

**Bumper** · 03-22-2007

I was under the impression it had been decided that global warming was caused by greenhouse gases produced by flatulent livestock, and that a solution had been found?

eccentrictinker · 03-23-2007

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I was under the impression it had been decided that global warming was caused by greenhouse gases produced by flatulent livestock, and that a solution had been found?

MWC · 03-23-2007

I wonder if Ryberg or Jacko will comment on this one?

Rissask · 03-23-2007

yes.....we certainly do contribute to the problem....I guess I rationalize it to myself by saying since only flying once a year on average, we are better than some? LOL

And we rarely (once in the last 5 years) travel for business at all....but do I feel guilty over it, well, not much....maybe my husband and I can use our childfree status to get 'tourism carbon credits'?

Oh, and when we are gone for two weeks in the winter we use much less natural gas to heat our house, does that count?

PlayadelSoul · 03-23-2007

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Originally Posted by Rissask

yes.....we certainly do contribute to the problem....I guess I rationalize it to myself by saying since only flying once a year on average, we are better than some? LOL

And we rarely (once in the last 5 years) travel for business at all....but do I feel guilty over it, well, not much....maybe my husband and I can use our childfree status to get 'tourism carbon credits'?

Oh, and when we are gone for two weeks in the winter we use much less natural gas to heat our house, does that count?

I can float you some of my credits. I line dry my clothes and am only going to Cozumel for vacation.

03-22-2007	#1 (permalink)
eccentrictinker life=playa Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 769	We've all been caught! I wonder if the vacation police will track us down to Playa? Tourists cause global warming 22/03/2007 10:53 - (SA) Madrid - Holidaymakers may be ruining their favourite destinations through pollution and greenhouse gases, making the tourism industry one of the world's worst polluters, experts say. A flight to that pristine beach and a few nights in an air-conditioned hotel room, when repeated on the mass scale of modern tourism, is all it takes to put the holiday business on a polluting par with heavy industries. "Tourism is unfortunately one of the vectors of (climate) change at the moment and contributes, through its excesses, to the process of global warming," World Tourism Organisation (WTO) director general Francesco Frangialli told an international conference on meteorology in Madrid this week. In 2006, 842 million people took a holiday in a foreign country and 40% of them flew to their destinations. That's 336 million people, or more than the population of the United States, taking trips which spew greenhouse gases that fuel global warming. Total air transport still only accounts for two percent of carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere, but its contribution is growing and tourism is one of the driving forces behind rising passenger numbers, Frangialli said. (more) http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...086930,00.html

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03-22-2007	#2 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,506	I was under the impression it had been decided that global warming was caused by greenhouse gases produced by flatulent livestock, and that a solution had been found?

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MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,837	I wonder if Ryberg or Jacko will comment on this one?

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Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 18,383	yes.....we certainly do contribute to the problem....I guess I rationalize it to myself by saying since only flying once a year on average, we are better than some? LOL And we rarely (once in the last 5 years) travel for business at all....but do I feel guilty over it, well, not much....maybe my husband and I can use our childfree status to get 'tourism carbon credits'? Oh, and when we are gone for two weeks in the winter we use much less natural gas to heat our house, does that count?

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