…not for the ruling class:
On a day when many Americans will be reflecting upon how they can reduce their impact on the environment, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will board separate jets in Washington on Earth Day morning to fly 250 miles up the east coast to New York, where they will land at separate airports to attend separate events within a few miles of each other.
The parallel visits of Air Force One (a 747/VC-25 aircraft) and Air Force Two (a 757/C-32A aircraft) will delay dozens, if not hundreds of commercial flights at Kennedy and LaGuardia and other nearby airports as no-fly zones are implemented. Jets will be forced to circle and burn more fuel as they wait for the VIPs to come and go. Their security contingents consisting of dozens of cars, SUVs and helicopters will burn even more. Throw in thousands of commuters’ cars and delivery trucks sitting idle in traffic as law enforcement closes large swaths of the city and you have yourself a very Earth-unfriendly day.
The whole purpose of environmentalism is to make the world safe for the rich and powerful. What is wanted is a world where only the elite travel in cars and jets. Where natures wonders are carefully fenced off, with only the privileged allowed a close look. Where the wealthy can afford the extra charge of lavish energy use while you and I, dear citizen, huddle in the dark and hope that spring comes before our winter heating allowance runs out.
These trips by Obama and Biden just illustrate my point.
We need a world built for the average man and woman. A world for us to use, not to be locked away as a plaything for the rich and connected.
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