Well said. And maybe $25 million is also a very cheap way of getting MASSIVE advertising hype for Virgin. Actually, he doesn't even need to worry about actually spending the $25 million because no one will solve this issue. Don't think this is beyond Branson to ride the global warming emotions for the benefit of the bottom line.
Politicians have already hi-jacked the environmental movement (ask the guy who started Greenpeace) and now businesses are seeing the potential benefit to their bottom line by riding the wave also.
Anyone remember when in the 70's it was global COOLING due to CO2 emissions that was going to ruin the earth? Some of the same scientists sounding the alarm then are now sounding the alarm now but in the other direction.
Anyone remember part 2 - Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 and was estimated to have released 500,000 times more CO2 then was *ever* created by man. I hope the Kyoto deal has a clause to keep those evil volcanoes under control.
Anyone remember part 3 - During part the medieval period, aka before cars/factories/power plants, southern England was warm enough to support large grape crops from approx 1100-1300 AD due to cyclical climate warming. Ask France about this as it caused competition to their wine industry.
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Well said. And maybe $25 million is also a very cheap way of getting MASSIVE advertising hype for Virgin. Actually, he doesn't even need to worry about actually spending the $25 million because no one will solve this issue. Don't think this is beyond Branson to ride the global warming emotions for the benefit of the bottom line. Politicians have already hi-jacked the environmental movement (ask the guy who started Greenpeace) and now businesses are seeing the potential benefit to their bottom line by riding the wave also. Anyone remember when in the 70's it was global COOLING due to CO2 emissions that was going to ruin the earth? Some of the same scientists sounding the alarm then are now sounding the alarm now but in the other direction. Anyone remember part 2 - Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 and was estimated to have released 500,000 times more CO2 then was *ever* created by man. I hope the Kyoto deal has a clause to keep those evil volcanoes under control. Anyone remember part 3 - During part the medieval period, aka before cars/factories/power plants, southern England was warm enough to support large grape crops from approx 1100-1300 AD due to cyclical climate warming. Ask France about this as it caused competition to their wine industry.