Green Guru To The Stars Falls Out With Friends Of The Earth (from Sunday Herald)

KATE MOSS and Jade Jagger's green guru has branded Friends of the Earth (FoE) a "dinosaur organisation" after the eco-group accused him of misleading the public by claiming that "partying can save the planet".

Club4Climate, the world's first eco-night, is the brainchild of Andrew Charalambous, who has been embroiled in an angry exchange of words with FoE after supermodel Kate Moss and Mick Jagger's daughter Jade DJ'd at a recent event in Ibiza promoting environmentalism.

Charalambous, also known as Dr Earth, who claims to be a decendant of Roman emperors, Norman kings and the Doges of Venice, got into hot water when he launched the club night, stating that "all you have to do is dance to save the world". On Club4Climate's website it claims that all profits go to Friends of the Earth.

Carbon Campbell should have flown coach

...But here's the bigger problem for Campbell: He's a total hypocrite.

Private jets are one of the biggest polluters around when it comes to the carbon emissions that cause global warming -- the planetary threat Campbell is supposedly so passionate about.

A seat on a commercial flight to Beijing emits about 2.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide, Simpson explained, while a private jet can spew close to 60 tonnes for the same trip.

"Gordon Campbell's carbon emissions from a return trip to Beijing on a private jet would be the same as driving a midsize car for almost seven and a half years."

This from a man who's whacking us with carbon taxes to force us to change our evil ways. (Oh, and by the way, because Campbell's private-jet junket was an international flight, it was exempt from his own carbon tax. More hypocrisy.)

If Campbell wants us to change our own behaviour to save the planet, he should lead by example. Instead, he jet-sets around the world with his corporate pals because he apparently believes there's a different standard for the guy at the top.

It's a classic case of "do as I say, not as I do."