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Posted on 02/09/2007 2:00:24 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Branson, Gore launch prize to cut greenhouse gases
by Robin MillardFri Feb 9, 1:24 PM ET
Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson has launched what he called the world's biggest prize to inspire innovators to develop a way to remove greenhouse gases from the earth's atmosphere.
Branson announced the 25-million-dollar Virgin Earth Challenge prize at a joint press conference here with Al Gore, the former US vice president turned global environment campaigner.
The prize will go to the individual or group able to show a commercially viable design resulting in the net removal of man-made atmospheric greenhouse gases each year for at least 10 years, without harmful side-effects.
Branson said: "Could it be possible to find someone on Earth who could devise a way of removing the lethal amount of CO2 from the Earth's atmosphere?
"How could we get every young, creative, innovative thinker, every inventor and every scientist to put their minds to it?
"The challenge we are laying down to the world's brightest brains is: to devise a way of removing greenhouse gases at least the equivalent of one billion tonnes of carbon per year, and hopefully much more.
Both Branson and Gore hope that governments will match the prize fund.
The pair will be joined in adjudicating the prize by diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell, an authority on climate change; scientist, explorer and author Tim Flannery; James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and British scientist James Lovelock.
The judges will meet annually to decide if any project over the past year has met the criteria. The removal must have long-term effects and contribute materially to the stability of the Earth's climate.
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Where can I get me several thousand cow-sized corks?
This is serious. I am entering, but I won't give them enough details to win. $25 million isn't worth it.
I suppose if you shut down Virgin airlines, it would virtually do what he is trying to do.
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Branson..ground your airline, it's contributing to global warming!
Unh, plant more trees?
Gore could win it just by not talking for a couple of days.
I do not believe in the human element of global warming. I do not like Al Gore. I hope the climate does change and bring warmer weather.
That said: You have to admit, that he's at least putting his money where his mouth is. I don't like him, but I'm big enough to acknowledge that this is more than most do.
Plant trees.
Where do I pick up my check?
Something smells about this whole thing. They talk about CO2, sure, but methane is a huge problem. Did they ever plan a two-pronged approach, studying both CO2 and methane? And if so, who cut one?
Easy--no one touting global warming will be allowed to use or ride in a privately-owned vehicle, nor fly except on commercial airline flights. Where do I collect my check?
I have a thought. What if we "harvest" all that unsalted frozen precipitate, move it to Africa before it melts into the ocean and raises the sealevel and irrigate the Sahara and grow trees on the reclaimed land. That should work pretty easily - especially since we will have all these oil tankers we no longer need. Weren't the Saudiisthinking about this some time ago - icebergs covered with some kind of reflective material?
I respectfully disagree. Every time Algore flies somewhere to promote his global warming agenda, he uses more fuel than I do in an entire year. And could we have a look at his annual gasoline bill? How large a fleet of vehicles does he own, and what kind of mileage does he rack up? I'm willing to bet it's at least 10 times what I do.
It's my perception that Algore, like most liberals, expects the rest of us to conform to his energy policy, but expects to be exempt from it himself.
algore will catch hell from the environuts on that.
This is a a crock.
I'll double Branson and Gores offer if someone could devise a way of removing the lethal amount of CO2 from volcanoes.
"Branson, Gore launch prize to cut greenhouse gases"
Heck, I cut greenhouse gases all the time and never get a prize for it. If I had a nickle for every time I'd cut some greenhouse gas, why I could buy myself a forest.
Wow! $25 million for saving Earth. You think Branson can spare it?
It reminds me of this Dr. Evil exchange.
Dr. Evil: "Here's the plan. We get the warhead, and we hold the world ransom for.....One MILLION DOLLARS!!"
No.2: "Ahem...Don't you think we should maybe ask for *more* than a million dollars? A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Virtucon alone makes over nine billion dollars a year!"
Dr. Evil: "Really?"
No.2: "Mm-hmm."
Dr. Evil: "Okay then. We hold the world ransom for.....One hundred..BILLION DOLLARS!!"
I nominate the inventor of Beano for this prize.
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