[RTC List] Bringing Delta Airlines to the Eureka/Arcata Airport

[John Yolton]

Unfortunately my business requires extensive long distance air travel, which 
I accept because that is how I make a living. I have to visit the client
sites I work with at least once because I have to 'discover' how they 
conduct their business, e.g., efficiently, or not.

I probably use WebEx and teleconferences as much as anyone else on this list 
in an attempt to reduce the travel, but I have to visit these sites. I 
prefer to live here on the north coast, and having alternative air 
transportation is an issue.

These statistics Aaron provided are interesting, and as long as we are 
throwing statistics about:

"When it comes to green initiatives, many managers think that business 
travel is the low-hanging fruit. But a new report out today from a British
non-profit, Global Action Plan, suggests that IT will soon emit more CO2 
than travel. The study, titled "The Inefficient Truth," found that:

There are more than one billion computers on the planet, and the worldwide 
ICT [information and communication technology] sector is responsible for
around 2% of man made CO2 each year - a similar figure to the global airline 
industry.

Among the report's more shocking statistics: A medium-sized server has a 
similar carbon footprint to an SUV achieving 15 miles to the gallon."

http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/event_detail.aspx?eid=2696e0e0-28fe-4121-bd36-3670c02eda49

I am not willing to give up my computer yet either, are you?

I guess the solutions are teleportation and telepathy.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Welch" <mwelch at redwoodalliance.org>
To: <list at redwoodtech.org>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [RTC List] Bringing Delta Airlines to the Eureka/Arcata Airport


> Hi John. Not sure how you made that leap, but I will say this.
>
> Air travel is about as far as we can get from the sustainability that both 
> businesses and the public must figure out how to achieve. It is a 
> convenience choice which saves time, but at very large costs to the 
> environment.
>
> It is not going to be easy, but we all must figure out how to correct 
> human-caused climate change. Telecommuting goes a long way toward that. 
> And voice- and teleconferencing can help as well.
>
> John Yolton wrote at 03:25 PM 12/17/2007:
>
>>In response to Michael. I moved back to Eureka in 2000 (from Atlanta) so I 
>>could enjoy our 'quality of life', I hope you are not insinuating that 
>>business travelers should be excluded from that enjoyment.
>
>
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