Pure insanity: Recently bankrupt Delta blows cash on climate swindle

Delta AirElite Launches Carbon Offset Program with The Conservation Fund

CINCINNATI, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta AirElite Business Jets announced a comprehensive effort to offset the annual carbon dioxide (CO(2)) emissions of its headquarters offices in Cincinnati and a complementary imitative to help address the CO(2) emissions associated with customer travel. The program was developed with The Conservation Fund, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting land and water resources.
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Customers of Delta AirElite can make a donation to The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program to offset the CO(2) emissions resulting from their AirElite flights. In return, the Fund will plant native trees in protected parks and wildlife refuges in order to offset the appropriate amount of CO(2) emissions. Customers might consider planting a tree for every hour of flight, resulting in cleaner air, enhanced wildlife habitat and new recreation areas.

The Airline Blog: Delta president: bankruptcy was a good thing

At a recent gathering of the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian said that Chapter 11 bankruptcy was a good thing for the newly merged Delta and Northwest, according to a Detroit Free Press article.