FORD SLAMMED FOR ‘UNNECESSARY’ FLIGHTS
HARRISON FORD has been blasted by environmental activists for making "unn= ecessary" trips by air - following revelations he once made a jet journey= to buy a cheeseburger.
The Indiana Jones star began flying when he was 52 and after gaining hi= s licence went on to purchase several aircraft, which he keeps at Santa M= onica Airport in California.
He recently revealed in an interview the extent of his love for pilotin= g, telling Britain’s Live magazine, "Learning to fly was a work of art. I= ‘m so passionate about flying I often fly up the coast for a cheeseburger= .. Flying is like good music; it elevates the spirit and it’s an exhilarat= ing freedom." But the 67 year old has come under fire from experts at Carbonfootprint= ..com over the comments, who are outraged he would make an airplane journe= y for such an "unnecessary" trip.
And Dr. Wendy Buckley, director of the website, has called on Ford to s= et an environmental example and cut back on his flying.
She tells WENN, "Flying is a huge source of carbon emissions and making= unnecessary journeys by plane can no longer be seen as responsible to ou= r environment.
"Stars like Harrison Ford need to embrace the huge opportunity to lead = by example in the battle against climate change - reduce their overall li= festyle carbon footprint and carbon offset those unavoidable emissions." =
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