Microsoft was once public enemy number one according to many of the technical people this blogger knows. It may have lost that title recently as it has become fashionable to dislike Apple, Google, banks, oil companies, lawyers, etc. That most people can agree on, though, is that since stepping back from his position at Microsoft […]
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Does Fonterra kill orangutans?
Fonterra controls about 30% of the world’s diary exports. The company is owned by more than 10,500 New Zealand famers and has revenues in excess of NZ$16 billion. Fonterra is also the target of the Dutch arm of Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s beef with Fonterra is over the company’s use of palm kernel. The pressure group points […]
Children forced to use death slide
I don’t know whether to be impressed or horrified. In stark contrast to UK’s health and safety laws check out this “death slide” made by workers in Bolivia. This is their way home. Please be aware that this video is a clip from Current TV’s Deadliest Journeys which is being distrubute as part of a […]
Chattanooga: The pothole battles between PETA and KFC
Fast food powerhouse KFC has donated $3,000 to the American town of Chattanooga to help repair potholes in the road. In exchange for the money the road repair crews use chalk sprays to mark the repairs as “Refreshed by KFC”.
Until the temporary chalk logos wear off over time they act as advertisements for KFC. This has enraged the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) who approached Chattanooga with a counter offer.
PETA offered Chattanooga $6,000 and vegetarian lunches for the road crew. In exchange PETA wished to chalk the repairs with a caricature of KFC’s Col. Harlan Sanders and the phrase “KFC Tortures Animals”.
Are thetrainline’s new adverts cruel to sheep?
British train ticket booking website thetrainline.com are using sheep to support their TV campaign.
Iain Hildreth, Director of Marketing at the trainline, said in this YouTube video that the sheep seemed to be enjoying themselves. Farmer Michelle Waterman, in the same video, explains that these sheep are used to wearing the jackets. It wasn’t made clear how long sheep wear show jackets for and how long they’ll wear the trainline jackets for each day.
Time for Air France and KLM to stop promoting ivory?
Flying Blue is the loyalty program from Air France and KLM. It was created in 2005 when the two airlines merged together and merged the Fréquence plus frequent flyer program with the Flying Dutchman frequent flyer program.
Kenya Airways, Air Europa, Aircalin and Northwest Airlines also make use of Flying Blue.
The frequent flyer program has four levels of membership. At the top there is the Platinum level (equivalent to SkyTeam Elite Plus), below that there is Gold (equivalent to Sky Team Elite), then Silver (Sky Team Elite) and the introductory level is Ivory (Basic).
Former cluster bomb makers in 2009 World’s Most Ethical Companies award list
The list of winners included companies like Dell, Google, Intel, Cisco but also Honeywell International and The aerospace Corporation who both listed in the category “Aerospace and Defense”.
Honeywell International is the company that the famous Honeywell Project was created to oppose. From 1960 to 1990 the Honeywell Project campaigned against (what was then) the Honeywell Corporation in order to persuade them to drop their weapons manufacturing business.
Continental Airlines’ first ever biofuel flight
Today Continental Airlines demonstrated the first ever biofuel flight for a commercial aircraft in North America.
The plane in question was a 737-800 with CFM International CFM56-7B engines. The goal of the flight was not just to demonstrate that such a flight was possible but to record and analyse important data the unique flight generated.
“This demonstration flight represents another step in Continental’s ongoing commitment to fuel efficiency and environmental responsibility,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Kellner. “The technical knowledge we gain today will contribute to a wider understanding of the future for transportation fuels.”
