Sir Richard Branson's eco-resort to be fueled by alternative power sources
Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson is a visionary. Even better, he has experience making "crazy" ideas commercially viable. So if he says he can turn scrubby island in the Caribbean into a luxury resort powered entirely by wind and sun, I believe him.
Branson plans to make Mosquito Island, a part of the British Virgin Islands, the eco-friendly destination of choice for the uber-wealthy, with 20 villas and a beachfront restaurant. The villas will be cooled by the wind, the food will be organic and grown locally. Transportation will be biofueled.
He didn't mention it specifically, but I suspect that the sweetest blue birds on earth sing all day long, and the soothing sound of the surf will lull you into the best sleep of your life, each night. It sounds like some kind of paradise on earth.
In light of all of the natural resources available to the island, Branson believes they can and should lead the world by example, showing that renewable fuel sources are even better than traditional carbon fuels.
What a great argument, that you should pursue alternative fuel sources because they are more effective. Now that's the kind of reasoning manufacturers and financiers can get behind. This guy is brilliant. We need more smart leaders like him, who understand the language of industry and persuasion.
"We've managed to prove on paper and now we'll prove in reality that the Caribbean could run with the determination of governments on solar and wind," Branson said. "There is no need to continue using dirty fuels."
Between this and his efforts to prove we can fly jets with biofuels, Sir Richard's eco-karma is climbing higher every day!
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7-06-2008 @ 11:08AM
Tim said...
I would like to know if Sir Richard Branson has looked into the Stan Meyer case. Dose he think Meyers was a fraud like some people think or was he targeted by the petroleum cartels and the goverment to keep the people from getting there hands on a renewable fuel that would run in all combustable engines. Plus it dosen't get much cleaner than that. WATER ?
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8-02-2008 @ 5:27PM
VIRGIN MOBILE CUSTOMER said...
MR. BRANSON SHOULD SPEND HIS TIME CALLING HIS VIRGIN MOBILE PHONE COMPANY AND TRYING TO GET A BILLING PROBLEM RESOLVED, SUCH AS VIRGIN MOBILE BILLING ME $10.60 "EVERY SINGLE DAY" WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. PERHAPS HE CAN ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF A SUPERVISOR HANGING UP ON HIM WHEN HE ANSWERED THE SAME QUESTION 5 TIMES TO A PERSON WHO COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. OR PERHAPS HE COULD THEN EXPLAIN WHY I RECEIVED 11 EMAILS IN ONE DAY FROM VM....EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE CALLED THAT COMPANY NOTHING BUT FRUSTRATION BEGINNING WITH THE PROMPTS THEN FINISHED WITH THEIR "CUSTOMER SERVICE" AND LACK OF CARING. I HAVE 3 PHONES, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE TOSSED. NO MORE I'VE HAD IT. I'D LOVE FOR HIM TO CALL ME PERSONALLY AND APOLOGIZE. I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE HIM THE NAMES/EMPLOYEES WHO WERE VERY RUDE TO ME. AND GIVE HIM SOME IDEAS ON IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ONE SHOULD EXPECT. OBVIOUSLY, HE NEVER CALLS HIS COMPANY'S PHONE NUMBER. I WOULD LOVE TO SIT NEXT TO HIM WHILE HE MAKES THE CALL AND TRIES TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH MY 3 PHONES AND THE BILLING AND EMAIL PROBLEMS I HAVE RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT MR. BRANSON, IT WOULD BE A MIND-BOGGLING EXPERIENCE FOR YOU, I GUARANTEE IT. ARE YOU UP FOR IT?
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