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They're doing what they can within the confines of the activity they are engaged in, which happens to be having a wedding. That involves travel, whether enviro
by downandout 10y ago
They're doing what they can within the confines of the activity they are engaged in, which happens to be having a wedding. That involves travel, whether environmentalists like it or not.
- paulcole 10y agoIf I decide to fly by private jet but bring my own reusable water bottle, have I done what I can?
- downandout 10y agoYes, if you needed to fly by private jet somewhere, either for time or because the place you need to get to doesn't have commercial air service. You would indeed be "doing what you can".
- mod 10y agoI think his point is you wouldn't need to fly by private jet anywhere. Doing what you could would be choosing another solution.
- downandout 10y agoI understood, which is why I qualified my response. There are legitimate business needs at various times where the use of a private jet is fully justified.
- jlarocco 10y agoReading the article it's pretty clear the environment stuff was an afterthought, but if they really cared about the environment they could have skipped having a big event and gone to the court house and got a certificate. I think the point people are trying to make is that it's silly, misleading, and hypocritical for people to pat themselves on the back for making a tiny token effort to protect the environment while participating in activities that are overall terrible for the environment. If that's what they want to do, good for them, but let's not pretend they're making a real effort.
- rdiddly 10y agoWithin the confines of my current activity (sitting on my ass) I am doing what I can (nothing since I'm sitting) to become a world-class marathon runner.