fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: May 30, 2009 05:49AM
remember this one?
Global Warming Freaks Ship Antactic Sinks
By Judi McLeod Monday, November 26, 2007
You’d never read this in the mainstream media: The owner of MS Explorer that
sank, leaving a huge carbon footprint at the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean
Friday is an acolyte of teensy-weensy carbon footprint crusader Al Gore.
G.A.P. Adventures CEO and Explorer owner, Bruce Poon Tip [sic] and Gore have
similar ideals, “filling their schedules with speaking engagements on
environmental change to educate global audiences.” And that’s straight off
of www.gapadventures.com. In fact, as recently as last April, both Poon Tip and
Gore gave presentations at the Green Living Show in Toronto.“I expressed my
admiration for Mr. Gore’s commitment and leadership which spans more than 20
years,” commented Poon Tip. “I also invited him aboard our legendary polar
expedition ship, the MS Explorer to visit the Arctic.”The legendary polar
expedition ship…”had at least five faults at its last inspection,”
according to Greenpeace spokeswoman Bunny McDiarmid. “Maritime records show
the MV Explorer has completed more than 40 cruises to the ice, but has lately
been suffering maintenance and safety problems.” Maintenance and safety
problems never kept the MS Explorer from setting out for the Antarctica two
weeks ago… There was little mention in the mainstream media that the
passengers were comprised of eco warriors or that they had spent thousands of
dollars to see ice at a much closer range than they ever dreamed… The
38-year-old vessel was sold by Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) to G.A.P
Adventures in 2004. A&K has since acquired Explorer II, now called
“Minerva”… Meanwhile, Greenpeace believes tourism in Antarctica should be
strictly limited because of the fate of MS Explorer, but the silence is
deafening from Poon Tip and Gore about the huge carbon footprint left on the
ocean floor.
Canadian Free Press
quasi Report This Comment Date: May 30, 2009 10:41AM
The ice must've been thicker than they thought and punched a hole in the hull.
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: May 30, 2009 04:00PM
i wrote them a nasty ass letter asking when the fuck are they going to get that
salt water contamination bucket of shit off the sea floor. and quit breaking up
the ice flows! i can't wait for the response.
quasi Report This Comment Date: May 30, 2009 05:34PM
Too bad uncle Al couldn't've gone down with the ship. Probably was circling
overhead in his jet.
Onyma Report This Comment Date: May 30, 2009 10:14PM
I'm a little confused here. The ship was in no way connected to Al Gore... the
owner was only a fan of his. The company is just another tourist company
offering 'extreme vacations' of a sort, they are not environmental activists.
The largest group of environmental activists (aka Greenpeace) also condemned the
sinking of the ship so everyone here is siding with Greenpeace?
A tourist ship sunk... it happens several times a year. A Canadian
"journalist" well known for being sensationalist, exploitative, and
generally whacked in the head draws an obscure link between a sunk tourist
ship's owner and Al Gore because they were independent speakers at the same
convention and this is news how?
To note: Judi McLeod also was well known for believing 9/11 to have been a
Mafia plot and not the work of terrorists. She is a complete fruitcake.
pro_junior Report This Comment Date: May 31, 2009 12:14AM
huh huh...
Poon Tip
madmex Report This Comment Date: May 31, 2009 05:42PM
In 1989 the Exon Veldiaze spilled 12.million gallons of crude all over the
beautifull Prince William sound, Alaska. And here 20 years later you can still
walk all 12,000 square miles of the beach and still Scoop up crude inches below
the surface.
A sunk boat seems laughable don't it.
Hey fossil ,when you gonna send a letter to Exon .
muhahaahahh
madmex
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: May 31, 2009 07:24PM
Exxon is invincible. and yes they have heard from me.
i do not buy Exxon gas either.
