Prince Charles cancels ski trip to save the Planet

Prince Charles cancels ski trip to help save planet
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles, criticised for booking a
trans-Atlantic flight to collect an environmental award, has cancelled
a ski trip to Switzerland to reduce greenhouse gases, a palace source
said on Saturday.

The decision not to take the annual holiday in Klosters was made some
time ago and was part of the heir-to-throne's commitment to reduce his
"carbon footprint", the source said.

Environment Minister David Miliband has questioned the need for the
heir to the throne to fly to New York next week with a 20-strong
entourage to collect the Global Environmental Citizen Prize from former
U.S. vice-president Al Gore.

"Was it a particularly heavy award?," Miliband told London's Evening
Standard newspaper. "A lot of business can be done by telephone and
video link these days."

Buckingham Palace defended the Prince's trans-Atlantic trip, saying the
two-day visit on January 27 and 28 was being made at the request of the
Foreign Office and would include a number of other engagements.

But environmentalists accused the prince, renowned for his green
leanings, of skating on thin ice.

"It's the equivalent of turning up to an Oxfam award in a stretch
limo," said a spokesman for the Plane Stupid anti-flights campaign
group. "It's a bad joke."

Prince Charles said last year he would include a measure of how his
activities affected the environment in his next annual accounts, due
this summer.

He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning chartered
planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.

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"mini Mini" wrote in message
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Martin wrote in
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On 20 Jan 2007 09:57:45 -0800, wrote:


He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning chartered
planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.

Perhaps he could stop breathing too.

I think he should go by sail boat.

we will see how long that last's for

You try first

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de news:
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On 20 Jan 2007 09:57:45 -0800, wrote:


He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning chartered
planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.

Perhaps he could stop breathing too.
--

Martin

Switzerland has about as much snow this year as the Bahamas.

On Jan 21, 12:39 pm, Magda wrote:
On 21 Jan 2007 12:25:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, mini Mini
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

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... On 20 Jan 2007 20:04:48 +0100, mini Mini wrote:
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... On 20 Jan 2007 09:57:45 -0800, wrote:
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... He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning chartered
... planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.
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... Perhaps he could stop breathing too.
...
... I think he should go by sail boat.
...
... or swim.
...
... Ok. That's not really feasible, now is it? It would take much too long to
... swim there.

Like forever?

(That's the idea, Mimi...)

...with those ears, a couple of hours,,,,

On s'en fout.

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On 21 Jan 2007 14:17:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, mini Mini

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... If he trains well enough he could do it in 72 days.

Chuck is what, a 57-year old athlete? I don't think so!

But he will need a
... team with two sailboats. So, he should just stick to my original idea
and
... go by sailboat (only one).

Notice how martin desesperately tries to lengthen any OT subject

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de news:
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On 21 Jan 2007 14:17:23 +0100, mini Mini wrote:

Magda wrote in
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On 21 Jan 2007 12:25:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, mini Mini
arranged some electrons, so they looked like
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wrote: ...
... Martin wrote in
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... On 20 Jan 2007 09:57:45 -0800, wrote:
...
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... He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning
chartered ... planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.
...
... Perhaps he could stop breathing too.
...
... I think he should go by sail boat.
...
... or swim.
...
... Ok. That's not really feasible, now is it? It would take much too
long to ... swim there.

Like forever?

If he trains well enough he could do it in 72 days. But he will need a
team with two sailboats. So, he should just stick to my original idea and
go by sailboat (only one).

Concrete swimming boots could save a lot of problems.
--

Martin

scRunge wrote:

Notice how martin desesperately tries to lengthen any OT subject


You are jealous 'cos Martin and Magda are so popular...

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Best
Greg



"Martin" a écrit dans le message de news:
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On 21 Jan 2007 14:17:23 +0100, mini Mini wrote:

Magda wrote in
m:

On 21 Jan 2007 12:25:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, mini Mini
arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:

... Martin wrote in
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... On 20 Jan 2007 20:04:48 +0100, mini Mini
wrote: ...
... Martin wrote in
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... On 20 Jan 2007 09:57:45 -0800, wrote:
...
...
... He also vowed to cut his carbon emissions by abandoning
chartered ... planes and trains in favour of scheduled services.
...
... Perhaps he could stop breathing too.
...
... I think he should go by sail boat.
...
... or swim.
...
... Ok. That's not really feasible, now is it? It would take much too
long to ... swim there.

Like forever?

If he trains well enough he could do it in 72 days. But he will need a
team with two sailboats. So, he should just stick to my original idea and
go by sailboat (only one).

Concrete swimming boots could save a lot of problems.
--

Martin

Martin wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:38:01 +0100, Magda wrote:

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... Chuck is what, a 57-year old athlete? I don't think so!
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... Chuck? LOL
...
... Big ears to you, Magda.

You didn't know the nickname of your prince?? Shame on you!

I didn't know that you were so familiar with him.

Big Ears is one of his common nicknames. Re-arrange the letters in ears to get
another one.


P - R - A - T ...???

--
Best
Greg

"Martin" wrote in message
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On 21 Jan 2007 09:19:20 -0800, "Gregory Morrow"

wrote:


scRunge wrote:

Notice how martin desesperately tries to lengthen any OT subject


You are jealous 'cos Martin and Magda are so popular...

Everybody is more popular than that miserable sad thing.

He should be in a padded cell for his own safety.

Perhaps he could share the cell with Scrunge.

JohnT