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Chief
12-03-2007, 07:41 PM
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/780

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 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.

**SCHNIPP**

yah...

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Waterbuffalo
12-03-2007, 08:29 PM
My current question on this subject is: How big is the average ocean and why is this such a big issue? I know a little bit about carbon foot print, but why is this such a big deal compared to the amount of oceans we have on earth?

Has Al been trumpeting this boat/ocean going vessel as a problem?

Chief
12-03-2007, 08:53 PM
I think the irony of putting 50,000 gallons of heavy bunker fuel into the ocean just above the supposedly melting Antartic Circle, that's the point here...

Waterbuffalo
12-03-2007, 10:17 PM
Ahh Haaa..

Quite agreed now that I understand the fact that a huge oil sheen and slick from a sunken ship is covered in some form of a body of water. That oil sheen will probably kill any thing under it and above it creating C02 and some other nice nasties.. See your point Chief now that I have some better facts on the subject than I did before..

Chief
12-04-2007, 05:13 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/SeniorChieftain/8bqonx4.jpg

Waterbuffalo
12-04-2007, 05:38 AM
HUGE ROLLINNGGG!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Chief.. Needed that this morning..