Right On The Right

Hypocrisy, thy name is Climate Change Activist. Frequent readers of this site know that I don't prescribe to the entire human-caused global warming theory. In fact, I've went as far as to endorse a cause that I think is far more probable. One of the reasons it's so hard to believe the "experts and activists" is because they're so unwilling to alter their own lifestyle to fight what they claim is an armageddon-like problem. Example, via Bali News:

(11/3/2007) Tempo Interaktif reports that Angkasa Pura - the management of Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport are concerned that the large number of additional private charter flights expected in Bali during the UN Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) December 3-15, 2007, will exceed the carrying capacity of apron areas. To meet the added demand for aircraft storage officials are allocating "parking space" at other airports in Indonesia.

The United Nations is using tons of charter and private planes as opposed to mass transit of some sort? Gasp! That's absolutely shocking. The reality of the situation is, the delegates heading to this vacation spot conference aren't about to change their flying-high lifestyle to fight global warming, and neither should we. Until the environazis start acting like there's a real problem, don't expect me to take them seriously.

Zimbabwe is a country riddled with corruption, famine, and even terrorism. That apparently qualifies them for a high level commission position in the Useless Nations. Little Green Footballs has the story:

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Zimbabwe won approval on Friday to head a key U.N. body charged with promoting economic progress and environmental protection despite protests from the U.S., European nations and human rights organizations.

The 53-member Commission on Sustainable Development voted 26-21 with three abstentions on the new chair, said Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, vice chair of the commission. The chair traditionally rotates among regions of the world and it is Africa’s choice this year. The government of Zimbabwe has nominated Francis Nhema, the minister of environment and tourism, to chair the commission.

Shall we harken back to when Cuba and Sudan were sitting pretty on the U.N. Human Rights Commission? Another idiotic moment, but hey, it shouldn't surprise us.