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Questioning_Climate · 08-10-2009, 09:45 AM

It seems that Sir Richard Branson is doing his best to prop up AGW just like his son (he was a member of the team that tried to kayak to the North Pole) ... or should that be 'like father like son'?

The Times Online gives us this little insight:

Quote:Where Branson puts his cash

Sir Richard Branson has backed a number of green ventures and initiatives with a total investment of £187m.

Green fuel, where he has invested £100m.

Virgin Green Fund, a private-equity outfit where he has put in £70m out of the total of £150m.

Virgin Earth Challenge, a £15m prize to find commercially viable green technologies.

Carbon War Room, an environmental ideas incubator, where he has put in £2m.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/bu...788581.ece

What a pity he can't make such a contribution to Heartland or TFA.

***Sunsettommy*** · 08-10-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:Al Gore is responsible for his conversion. In 2006 the former vice-president of America visited Bransons house in west London a few months before the release of his film, An Inconvenient Truth, and delivered the films lecture personally. Branson was so alarmed that he became an immediate convert.

"Immediate convert"

He was so alarmed by an error riddled Al Gore presentation,that he IMMEDIATELY converted without bothering to be skeptical for a few minutes.Al Gore has since been shown to be a man with a massive conflict of interest in his activities concerning climate change.

ROFLMAO!

Mike Davis · 08-10-2009, 10:56 AM

Al Gore delivered the claim that Branson could receive 10 back for each 1 invested. While I do not recall the exact details of how Branson aquired his earnings it seems that he invested in ventures that were profitable. So I would doubt his claim to have been alarmed by what Gore claimed just as I see Gore as a televangelist or infomercial salesman. I see a lot of Billy Graham in what Gore does or is it schuler of the Crystal Cathedral. This is just bringing "Fire and Brimstone revivalism" into the modern world.

Questioning_Climate · 08-13-2009, 03:07 PM

Yes, Branson has a nose for making money and I'm sure a legitimised scam is the ideal platform.

I don't know what interests he has outside of the UK, but here he has built quite an empire and its growing rapidly.

Mike Davis · (This post was last modified: 08-13-2009 03:27 PM by Mike Davis.)

The name Virgin and logo was a x film distributor in the 90s. I worked a lot of conventions at that time and one was video software dealers association. I do not recall if there is a connection.
I did a google search and found their site. It is the same logo.

Questioning_Climate · 08-15-2009, 02:44 PM

Maybe the xxx merchandise is how he made so much so fast? Wink

Mike Davis · 08-15-2009, 05:16 PM

Derek · 08-16-2009, 03:16 PM

I have been waiting for the ever so sqeeky clean Mr. Branson to be shown he is not so clean after all.
This does not seem to have happened yet, but I just have that feeling that it will.
As stated above, how did he make so much, so fast. ?

Mike Davis · 08-16-2009, 03:47 PM

Virgin Entertainment Productions!

Derek · 08-16-2009, 03:50 PM

One offs can I assume...

Mike Davis · 08-16-2009, 03:58 PM

In the early 90s it was prominent in the video software industry with not pg rated movies or even R rating. The actual contents was not something I was into at the time. My concern was the communications needs of the convention where they had a display.

***Sunsettommy*** · 08-16-2009, 06:04 PM

[quote author=Derek link=topic=177.msg1321#msg1321 date=1250460997]
I have been waiting for the ever so sqeeky clean Mr. Branson to be shown he is not so clean after all.
This does not seem to have happened yet, but I just have that feeling that it will.
As stated above, how did he make so much, so fast. ?
[/quote]

Well he is a pretty boy in an industry,that is amazingly popular!

Wink

mcclane · 08-17-2009, 02:28 PM

didn't richard branson also invest money into using ethanol for fuel for airplanes ? to 'supposedly' reduce co2 emissions ?

Luckily, there is no virgin super/mega store here, but in the future I will be boycotting any of his stores plus any music festivals as well.

I guess with all that money, he is still plain nuts.

Mike Davis · 08-17-2009, 06:16 PM

He used coconut oil to fuel a plane or at least one engine. Money breeds more money and also seems to breed ignorance.

Ghostarbeiter · 08-20-2009, 04:27 AM

On the other hand, Branson finances Burt Rutan who gave a PowerPoint presentation recently, condemning all major myths of the AGW.
I guess Mr. Branson is spreading his bets.

JohnWho · 08-20-2009, 06:23 AM

[quote author=Ghostarbeiter link=topic=177.msg1400#msg1400 date=1250767666]
On the other hand, Branson finances Burt Rutan who gave a PowerPoint presentation recently, condemning all major myths of the AGW.
I guess Mr. Branson is spreading his bets.
[/quote]

Hey, Ghostarbeiter -

Welcome to the board.

You wouldn't have a link to that information or presentation, would you?

Mike Davis · 08-20-2009, 07:00 AM

Johnwho:
Here you are:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/08/16/bu...e-skeptic/
Excerpt:
My study is NOT as a climatologist, but from a completely different prospective in which I am an expert.
Complex data from disparate sources can be processed and presented in very different ways, and to prove many different theories.

For decades, as a professional experimental test engineer, I have analyzed experimental data and watched others massage and present data. I became a cynic; My conclusion if someone is aggressively selling a technical product whos merits are dependant on complex experimental data, he is likely lying. That is true whether the product is an airplane or a Carbon Credit.

JohnWho · 08-20-2009, 07:10 AM

Thank you, Mike.