Olympic Torch Emits 5,500 Tons of CO2

[DeclinetoState]

By DAVE DEMERJIAN
April 9, 2008

Angry protesters, riot police, mass demonstrations, arrests for disorderly conduct -- it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing for the Olympic-torch relay. If people are looking for another reason to be pissed at China, how about this: By the time this pyro parade is over, it will have produced about 11 million pounds of carbon emissions.

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So when the torch isn't being marched through city streets and/or extinguished by protesters, how is it getting around? You guessed it, by plane -- an Air China A330 custom painted with the Olympic logo and color scheme. The A330 burns 5.4 gallons of fuel per mile. That translates into 462,400 gallons for the entire trip.ABC (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4614004&page=1)

[DesertFox]

5.4 gallons per mile?

That's slightly worse than that old pickup I used to have ...

[Beowulf]

Olympic Torch Emits 5,500 Tons of CO2
Ban it!

[DeclinetoState]

<div align="justify">Despite the sensationalistic (or maybe just poorly written) headline, I don't think the torch itself emits that much CO₂. Most of the emissions are coming from the planes, cars, buses, etc., that are being used to transport it while it's not being hand-carried (as well as from the police escorts, media coverage, etc., when it is being hand-carried).</div>

[DesertFox]

The Lefties are getting so ridiculously out of hand that they are losing all credibility even amongst theirselfs. Sadly, they so many that it ain't happening fast enough. We might have to help.

[Franko]

Next we'll have one of those new light bulbs as a torch instead.

[DeclinetoState]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/01/03/2003507701.jpg

The next Olympic torch?