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Old 1st Jun 2019, 07:01
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Originally Posted by TheiC

First, there’s no plan for any violence that I can see.

Second, those people are not going about their daily lives peacefully. They’re wrecking the planet. Waving banners hasn’t worked. As a professional aviator who has studied the science on this, I’m truly ashamed of my industry and its head-in-the-sand attitude.
Check out the days of Trident, 727, 707 etc and see the exhaust and then compare with the 380, 787 350 of today and tell me that the industry has its head in the sand, hasn't progressed. Check out the vehicles on the ramp on many airports, all electric or low carbon emissions. Presumably as a professional aviator who has studied the science of this you could offer an alternative to we luddites. Actually, don't because the world is full of arm chair scientists who know better. If anyone thinks that daily life can be changed in these idiots timeline then they are as unrealistic as this mob of - (censored)
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