unformed 0 #1 February 9, 2007 QuoteLONDON, Feb. 9 -- British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, with former vice president Al Gore at his side, on Friday offered a $25 million prize for anyone who can come up with a way to blunt global climate change by removing at least a billion tons of carbon dioxide a year from the Earth's atmosphere. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020900693.htmlThis ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #2 February 9, 2007 Piece of piss... Tax on breathing. People won't exhale so frequently so their will be less CO2 in the air at any one time The moneys mine people. Back off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #3 February 9, 2007 Piss off pig! I patented the idea this morning alright. 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #4 February 9, 2007 Self policing our population levels. I'll take that in $10's and $20's."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #5 February 9, 2007 It's the fig leaf that covers his massive consumption of fuel in his space for tourists venture. How else do you head off scathing criticism of the largest carbon footprint on the planet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #6 February 9, 2007 Don't worry I'm sure Gordon Brown has already thought of it.... if it wasn't for that pesky Human Rights Act! grrrr! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,506 #7 February 10, 2007 Where were you this morning? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2661350;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 February 10, 2007 Branson is funding some money into the venture capitalist arena for bio-diesel research. While it is all not being Mr. Nice guy (he has an airline that burns a lot of fuel), it may accomplish something. If he becomes a lot richer by finding a solution, I am good with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdfreefly 1 #9 February 10, 2007 Who is going to offer the $50 mill to clean up the unintended consequences of whatever solution it is this action produces? Methane Freefly - got stink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
