One of the most enjoyable posts I have done in the nine years of blogging here at Pundit Review was titled “Where in the world will Matt Lauer’s carbon footprint end up? “. This post was a week long trip around the world with Matt Lauer and the other eco-hypocrites from NBC News. Matt’s trip, which took place during NBC’s much hyped Green Week, took Matt from New York City to Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Laos, Turkey and finally to the Republic of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
A conservative estimate of Matt’s trip showed that he burnt about 30 tons of CO2 in five days. As I said at the time,
It would take the average American nearly three years to generate as much carbon emissions as Matt Lauer and NBC did in four days…Thankfully, the earth has a full year to recover, and so do viewers, from the hypocrisy.
It looks like the planet has caught a break thanks to the global economic crisis.
Matt Lauer staying home because of the economy
NEW YORK (AP) – Where in the world is Matt Lauer? Staying home this year. In a nod to the economy, the “Today” show is putting off its annual mystery trip where Lauer is sent to exotic spots such as the Taj Mahal or the Pyramids. Instead, NBC’s morning show team will be spending a week in May exploring affordable vacation spots in the United States.
I’m sad for the blog, because I was looking forward to following Matt around the world again, but I’m happy for Mother Earth and for viewers who won’t be subjected to another Green Week of hypocrisy on the Today show.