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Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims (gizmodo.com)
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  • Elon Musk purchased shares of Twitter after unsuccessfully petitioning the CEO to remove a Twitter account tracking his private jet.
  • Musk's personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
  • Musk banned the account after promising not to, highlighting his prioritization of getting his way over free speech.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Carbon emissions per km:-

  • Domestic flight: 240 g

  • Eurostar (train): 4 g

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/carbon-footprint-travel-mode

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    That's domestic flights in the UK which are stupidly short. Short and long haul flights are at 150g which is already less than ICE cars at ~170 and not far above the average bus at 100g. Though obviously no where near electrified rail.

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