Propane Fired Balloon Breaks Record While Supporting Environmentalists
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 01.14.07
David Hempleman-Adams has broken the world height record for a conventional propane-fired hot air balloon, reaching 32,500 feet over Red Deer, Alberta, and breaking a 26 year old record. An oberver said "only a mad Englishman would do that in an open basket'.We find it humourous that while taking this propane heater to great heights he is promoting enoughsenough.org, a UK website that "aims to provide simple and easy ways for us to take action and make a difference on things we've hopefully all had enough of. Like 4x4 drivers who only do the school run. Like energy comanies who use slogans like "Positive Energy" when 99.5% of the energy they supply is causing climate change" and paradoxically runs a campaign against unsustainable airport expansion and the aviation industry. Congratulations David! ::Daily Mail
So taking a hot air balloon straight up 32,500 feet just to break a record is evironmentally friendly how, exactly? I'm sure those evil "4X4" drivers are getting the message.
In this world of media overload, sometimes you have to do such things to attract attention to a cause. I don't have a problem with it.
i agree, how is burning a whole bunch of Propane environmentally friendly?
its the same as when leonardo Dicaprio telling people to reduce their footprint whilst taking the private plane to thailand...
check it out via their website http://www.enoughsenough.org ... they have offset the whole adventure and allowed for THREE times the amount of emissions from their flights/aviation, to compensate for the amplifiction effect of greenhouse gases at high altitude ... all offset organisations should be doing this
we have breaking news the first ever solar powered 4x4, and at night uses vegetable oil to run so i hope you will give our support in getting funds to make more and get them on the market and make us more GREENER!!!