Plane Stupid Drops Polar Bears to Protest Flying
Caution -- video is graphic, and you don't want kids to see this!
Holiday travel often means flying across the country, sometimes just for a day or two so that you can see family. But gone are the days of glamorous flights. Today it's expensive, uncomfortable, and a huge hassle to get through security.
Not to mention it's bad for the environment, right? Prepare to feel eco-guilt if you're flying this holiday season -- even if you did your TerraPass. The anti-flying group Plane Stupid made this video of polar bears falling from the sky to graphically demonstrate how much carbon is dumped into the atmosphere when you fly.
In case you miss the symbolism, the video ends with this:
"An average European flight produces over 400kg of greenhouse gases for every passenger. That's the weight of an adult polar bear."
This video is not for the faint of heart, and definitely don't watch it during lunch! It's not pretty when a polar bear crashes into the ground from a great height.
I'm fairly certain that Plane Stupid didn't drop real polar bears from the sky, mostly because I don't think they'd charter a plane -- it would be antithetical to their mission. However, they are wacky enough to invest money is some seriously realistic looking CGI to prove their point. Those animated polar bears look like they are suffering!
Even though many of us try to buy carbon offsets, many more don't. And even with the best of intentions, when you're on a tight budget it's easy to skip that expense and say, "Well, I'll double up next time."
Get ready to go back and double up this time! After seeing this video, I'm half ready to walk across the country instead of flying!
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