tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225602981285110285.post5296034409891140606..comments2007-11-04T18:21:15.651-07:00hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17876093844078314453noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225602981285110285.post-79234289653108862212007-11-03T23:29:00.000-06:002007-11-03T23:29:00.000-06:00The way we fly at present, academic or not, is nothing short of crazy. Regardless of the price, it's extraordinarily dangerous to the planet. We now have technologies that should allow us to get round the need to fly, so, frankly, we should stop. Fidel Castro made some excellent comments on this lately, specifically that despite the fact that Cuba was now awash with Venezuelan oil, it didn't mean that bureaucrats could start travelling all over the place on junkets.Himselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12341655345306219440noreply@blogger.com