Above all else , Dr. Jill Stein is green . Or so we thought .
The Green Party nominee had to delay her mass meeting at Capital University in Columbus , Ohio , after she incidentally fly into Cincinnati instead . As her 100 devotee at the university waited for her to take the phase , “ local Green Party members took the podium to speak , with one centering on student loans and debt,”reportsthe Columbus Dispatch .
“ They just got on the route and will be two hours late . affair befall , ” the prexy of Capital University Greens Student Organization announced to the crowd .
You study that right . Jill Stein , a presidential candidate whoseenvironmental platformis “ let ’s give out free from the fossil fuels , ” took an unnecessary flight of steps and then drove two hour just to make a 100 - individual rally . And Stein will have to journey back to Cincinnati on Sunday to host another rally , meaning thewi - fi ambivalentpresidential candidate sure is indulging in the luxuries of fossil fuel - burn these mean solar day .
The EPAreportsthe average fomite releases 411 grams of CO2 per mile . The drivefrom the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport to Capital University in Columbus is 124 miles , signify her drive released a bare 50.964 kg of CO2 into our fragile ambiance . Not too bad , correct ?
Think again .
While the two - hour drive from the two Ohio urban center has a negligible impact on the environment , flying to Cincinnati in stead of Columbus is a whole other narrative . It remain unclear where exactly Stein was follow from . If we assume she flew out of LaGuardia Airport in New York — her crusade headquarters is in Brooklyn — her escape to Cincinnatiemittedapproximately 3,134.2 kg of CO2 . A flight from LaGuardia to Columbus , however , only emits 2,680 kg of CO2 .
How Stein can remain the Green Party candidate while treating the Earth in this irresponsible is a mystery within itself . Considering shecalledher competitors “ fossil fuel - fund candidates who are continuing to winnow the flaming of the burning planet , ” it seems she has a lot of soulfulness - searching to do .
Here ’s a persuasion : Next time , maybe bike it alternatively . ( It would ’ve only taken11 hours … )
[ H / TZach Heltzel ]
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