Olympics vs. Global Warming???

Olympics vs. Global Warming???

There had been reports from sources that by the time the Olympic-torch relay is over, the torch would have produced about 11 million pounds of carbon emission. In the long way of the torch, concerned conservationists had been protesting.

Also, when the Olympic torch is not carried around in streets and cities, it moved around via an Air China A330 painted with the Olympic logo. According to some sources, the A330 burns about 5.4 gallons of fuel per mile. The entire trip might have used about 462400 gallons. Estimating that every gallon of jet fuel burned produces 23.88 pounds of carbon dioxide, the Olympic Torch Relay had added about 11 million pounds of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

11 million pounds of carbon dioxide is not a little amount. It took years for people to exhale 11 million pounds of carbon dioxide, but less than a year for the Olympic torch to emit this much of carbon dioxide. No wonder the environmentalists are protesting…

Some news had said that London has a plan to ensure that the 2012 torch relay ends up carbon neutral, so hopefully in 2012, there will not be another 11 million pound of carbon dioxide released into the air. Again.

Article By: Jessyca, Rainbow Society Secretary