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AROUND THE WORLD IN A CARBON CLOUD

"Join us on a remarkable 25-day journey by luxury private jet," invites the WWF in a brochure for its voyage to "some of the most astonishing places on the planet to see top wildlife, including gorillas, orangutans, rhinos, lemurs and toucans." The World Wildlife Fund’s luxury getaway will cost passengers $64,950 but cost the environment much more. The 36,800-mile trip in a Boeing 757 jet will burn about 100,000 gallons of jet fuel to produce roughly 1,231 tons of CO2. READ MORE AT http://www.junkscience.com/ByTheJunkman/20081009.html

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