Travolta advises us all to do our part...

[volinbham]

It'd be funnier if it weren't true...

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23390848-details/Air+miles+Travolta+urges+fans+to+%27do+their+bit%27+for+the+environment/article.do

The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to "do their bit" to tackle global warming.

But although he readily admitted: "I fly jets", he failed to mention he actually owns five, along with his own private runway.
Clocking up at least 30,000 flying miles in the past 12 months means he has produced an estimated 800 tons of carbon emissions – nearly 100 times the average Briton's tally.
Travolta made his comments this week at the British premiere of his movie, Wild Hogs.
He spoke of the importance of helping the environment by using "alternative methods of fuel" – after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson.

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Travolta, a Scientologist, claimed the solution to global warming could be found in outer space and blamed his hefty flying mileage on the nature of the movie business.

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"It [global warming] is a very valid issue," Travolta declared. "I'm wondering if we need to think about other planets and dome cities.

:ermm: :ermm: :ermm: and :blink:

The reader comments at the end of the article are purty darn funny too.

 

[All Vol!]

For a minute there, I thought you were going to make a point. Is this your best attempt to discredit the issue?

 

[volinbham]

:ermm:

For a minute there, I thought you were going to make a point. Is this your best attempt to discredit the issue?

I'm not trying to discredit anything or anyone other than Mssr. Travolta...and I'm only doing that because this is a funny story -- read, I'll bet you'll laugh.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Unfortunately, you can discredit a huge majority of those that represent the face of the global warming crowd in exactly the same fashion.

 

[volinbham]

I'm still not sure if the article is real - it appears to be a British news website but the article is so much like something you'd see in the Onion...

Still, it cracked me up.

 

[MG1968]

here is a picture of John Travolta's house. Once again, we have someone not practicing what they preach. I'd have much more respect for his viewpoint if he just said, "flying is part of my life and I'm not going to change."

 

[volinbham]

The picture looks fake to me - but I found another pic in a serious article

 

[MG1968]

still a pretty nice house, eh?

 

[KentheOrange]

I'm still not sure if the article is real - it appears to be a British news website but the article is so much like something you'd see in the Onion...

Still, it cracked me up.

I'm sure the article is real. Most London newspapers take on the flavor of U.S. tabloids.

Travolta seems to be following the example of Gore...preach to others, but don't follow your own advice. :birgits_giggle:

BTW, for those of you that believe the sky is falling, I suggest you read "Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years". It appears to be filled with pesky facts that people making money from human induced global warming can't seem to repudiate.

 

[duckman398686]

For a minute there, I thought you were going to make a point. Is this your best attempt to discredit the issue?

?????? you missed the point

 

[sea of orange]

I like the plane shelters that only cover the front tip of the planes