Filed under: Green Culture, Carbon Offset
Flightshare Private Members Guild hopes to get the rich and famous to carpool in the sky
The Flightshare Private Members Guild has been created by Farnborough U.K. based David Lacy, an "aviation veteran of 26 years who was the first to introduce carbon offsets to the European private jet industry last year." Honorable, the idea of reducing the impact that carbon emissions is having on the environment. Now, his new goal with this Guild is to entice jet-setting upper-class customers into sharing their private jet flights. Nice idea, but will it work? Carpooling makes a good deal of sense, and an argument could be made that your standard-fare flight is much more of an "airplane-pool" than a few celebrities in a private jet. But, if celebrities who wish to show off their green credentials actually make use of this service, it's better than them taking their jet alone, right? Plus, eliminating a source of emissions is better than offsetting them. Good luck to Lacy and the rest of the Guild.
[Source: Ecorazzi, Scientific Blogging]
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natalie 5:06PM (5/13/2008)
I have thought about this issue often. So glad to see that some food for thought is being put out there for people to consider. Perhaps the ball will start to roll with the more eco-conscious celebs who are environmentally active. It will certainly give them the opportunity to put their Co2's where their footprint is... or something like that!
Thanks for some informative news.
natalie c.
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