They justify their actions by claiming to offset their carbon emissions through various means, such as Bill Gates' investment in Climeworks for direct air capture, but critics argue that this is a form of modern-day indulgence, allowing them to continue high-carbon activities while paying to mitigate the impact.
Elizabeth Warren spent $721,000 on private jet travel during her 2020 campaign, despite her advocacy against cryptocurrency due to its environmental impact.
Bill Gates claims to offset his carbon footprint by investing in Climeworks for direct air capture, which he says exceeds his family's carbon footprint, and by spending billions on climate innovation, though critics argue this is more about profit than genuine environmental concern.
Bill Gates dismisses tree planting as an effective carbon offset method because he believes it is unproven and cannot generate profit for his investments, preferring instead to invest in carbon capture devices that he can monetize.
Mark Zuckerberg's yacht is equipped with four diesel engines, which contribute significantly to carbon emissions, despite his public stance as a climate activist.
Barack Obama told Africans that if everyone had cars, air conditioning, and big houses, the planet would 'boil over,' implying that developing countries should not aspire to the same living standards as developed nations.
Barack Obama owns three mansions: one in Martha's Vineyard, one in Chicago, and one in an exclusive neighborhood in Washington, D.C. He also has a Hawaiian mansion nearing completion.
R.B. Hamm was fined a total of $47,500 for participating in protests against COVID-19 mandates, which he and others believed were unconstitutional and went against the charter.
Four people who participated in the freedom rally in Moose Jaw were fined a total of $21,300 for violating pandemic-related health orders, despite the judge acknowledging that there was no evidence anyone contracted COVID-19 as a result of the rally.
Brianna Boston was arrested for saying 'delayed, denied, deposed' during a call with her insurance company, which was deemed a threat due to its similarity to a phrase used in a recent healthcare CEO's murder.
Whether prominent politicians like Elizabeth Warren and Barack Obama or billionaire industrialists like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, they all want to deal with the looming climate crisis. And they also don’t want to have to sacrifice personally in any way. And that’s why they fly in private jets, build mega-mansions and, in Obama’s case anyway, lecture poor people in third world countries about why they can’t have cars and air conditioning.
Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss this “sacrifice for thee, but not for me” approach so many of the ruling class apply to dealing with climate change.
Plus segments on the Canadian government’s continued persecution of the protesting trucker and a Florida woman facing terrorism charges for responding angrily when her medical treatment was declined by her health insurance provider.
Also featuring Stef Zamorano and RB Ham.