Sir Paul McCartney was furious when his new eco-friendly car was delivered by jet.
The £84,000 hybrid Lexus limousine - a gift to the former Beatle from the manufacturers to thank Paul for promoting green cars - was flown from Japan to Britain, creating a carbon footprint almost 100 times bigger than if it was shipped.
A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “It defies sense. Paul was offered a Lexus as a gift and ordered the hybrid limo because it helps to reduce emissions.
“But he was horrified after learning it was delivered by plane. Paul has always campaigned for green issues and he can’t understand why anyone would send an enormous car from Japan to Britain on a plane. “
A spokesperson for Swissport, who handled the transporting of the car, said:
“We couldn’t believe the hypocrisy of flying an environmentally friendly car in from Japan.
“Everyone was shocked. The carbon footprint must be enormous. “
Oh the hypocrisy of this is just stunning…
if you are an AGW true believer you have to be slightly embarrassed by this little story. For a sceptic like me It just goes to prove that the manufacturers of these horrid Hybrids don’t really believe in the green faith at all and that their cars are just a commodity designed not to save the planet but to make a profit.
An amusing story that made this sceptic smile in the pre dawn gloom
Until next time Comrades
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Iain,
Why should AGW supporters be embarrased - point me to one AGW supporter who genuinely thought car manufacturers like Lexus are going fully green. I think you’ll struggle to prove your point…
The amusing thing in this story is to hear you still describe yourself as a sceptic when everyone knows your an ideological denialist - as demonstrated in your ridiculous choice of article title!
Rgrds,
PKD
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PS - Sorry to read about the hacking, that kind of stuff certainly goes beyond all justifiable means…now I am part writing my own blog I can imagine well how it must feel to get hacked - hope it doesn’t happen again…
What does “I am part writing my own blog” Mean if you have your own blog then tell me where it is because I am keen to see if you do any better writing blog posts than you do criticising mine.
Its actually not a political blog and quite separate so I’ll have to decline your offer to, ummm, visit?
Besides i thought you liked a good debate??? Although considering you’re unwilling (unable?) to name a single Greenie who thuoght Lexus had gone Green and would therefore be embarrssed as you’ve claimed to be rather puzzling…don’t tell me you’re making stuff up again!!!
Rgrds,
PKD
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Ps - Don’t forget I’ve agreed with you a number of times before when you do write something I can actually agree to.
Hypocrisy indeed Iain, i wonder how exactly Paulie expected his fancy Lexus to be delivered, he wasn’t expecting them to drive it from bloody Japan was he. I mean whether by boat, truck or air, there would be some sort of carbon footprint. Unless the fool was insisting they build a fart-powered ship to bring it to his dumbass. Oh and one more thing, does Paulie think that the cows used for that soft leather in the fat Lexus donated their hides willingly or something.
PKD
My point here is not about what the green true believers believe but what the Toyota people believe when it comes to the green faith…
As for you being unwilling to let me know where else you are writing, why bring it up in the first place if you are too scared to let me read it?
I’d didn’t think you’d be as interested in something as boring as knitting tips…
Anyway, I brought it up in the 1st place when giving you some support / understanding after your hacking episode. I’m starting to wonder why I bothered…
Rgrds,
PKD
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BTW - Your point was about what AGW true believers believe in, in that they should feel embarrassed. You really do need to read you own post sometimes…
In reality, the fact that car manfacturers don’t believe AGW except if it makes a quick buck is obvious - and is what most AGW supporters would tell you. Which is what I’ve been trying to tell you. So no need for them to feel embarrassed. Lexus, yes. AGW supporters - no.
Geddit?