Even as tens of thousands of Spice
Girls fans all over the world are
looking forward to the much-publicised
Spice Girls Reunion tour,
environmentalists are not too happy.
Environmental activists say that
the all-female pop group’s worldwide
tour has the potential to poison the
planet’s environment terribly. What
makes them morally indignant is the
fact that each member of the troupe
will be given her own private jet for
the multi-date show.
Reports say that Virgin airlines will
provide Lear jets big enough to carry
each member of the Spice Girls
entourage, along with children and all
their nannies.
The jumbo show, which will stop at
cities like Las Vegas (the United
States), Sydney (Australia), and
Madrid (Spain), will harm the earth
very much in the form of pollution,
the greens warn.
Head of green energy switching and
comparison website greenhelpline.com,
Alex Lambie, has calculated that the
Spice Girls tour will collectively
generate as much as 9,500 tonnes of
carbon dioxide through flights alone.
Alex Lambie was quoted as saying:
“It’s everyone’s responsibility to
limit the damage we’re doing to our
planet. But clearly, some celebrities
feel they don’t count. While we have
events like Live Earth to raise
awareness, many stars are still taking
huge liberties such as using private
jets.”
He added: “Even small steps can help
us cut down our carbon footprints –
like turning off lights, insulating
our homes or switching to greener
energy. Let’s just hope the Spice
Girls have to rethink before they fly
in the face of good advice.”
Following the reports of damage to
environment, the initial excitement
among fans over the Spice Girls’
reunion after a gap of 10 years has
taken a beating. This general
sentiment echoed when a former fan of
Spice Girls said: “When you have
concerts like Live Earth encouraging
us all to be green, you get the Spice
Girls pulling a stunt like this. Just
who do they think they are?”
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