Olympic Torch Generates Protests AND Pollution
The Olympic torch on its journey to Beijing is leaving a historic trail of CO2 emissions.
Slate.com, tracking the emissions of the torch, reports that… Through Thursday’s stop in Canberra, the relay has traveled an estimated 40,875 miles, burned 220,725 gallons of jet fuel, and released 5,270,913 pounds of CO2.
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But it’s a tradition! Shouldn’t every destructive environmentally polluting tradition be upheld?
Dagny McKinley
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