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Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryan Air, sounded off on climate change, calling it a "load of BS."
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Welcome to Planet 100 for September 14, 2010. Here's what we're covering today.
WATCH VIDEO: Ryan Air CEO Lets Fly on Climate Change
O'Leary Lets Fly
It seems like scientific consensus or meteorological records weren't enough to deter Michael O'Leary CEO of Ryan Air from coming out of the climate deniers closet.
O'Leary hogged headlines earlier in the week for his colorful comments on climate change. Speaking with the Irish Independent newspaper, O'Leary called climate change "a load of BS," the IPCC "utter tosh" and described Al Gore someone who "couldn't even get bleeping re-elected" after a boom.
As the airline industry is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, O'Leary's stance doesn't come as a huge surprise. It just makes us admire Richard Branson that much more.
Read more: Ryanair Boss: Scientists Have "Nearly Always Been Wrong"
Imposex Snails
Female snails with penises growing out of their heads? Sounds like the plot for a B grade sci-fi flick, but frighteningly...it's fact.
Scientists have discovered that a shockingly high percentage of female sea snails off the coast of Perth Australia sport this troubling new appendage. Naming this new disorder imposex, scientists attribute it to TBT—a chemical agent used by boatmen until the early 1990s.
There's a fear that if the sea snail were to disappear completely, an important predator role will be lost and we could end up with less biodiversity.
Read more: Lady Snails Found Growing Penises (On Their Heads)
Lady Gaga's Meaty Attire
Lady Gaga made us collectively gag as she revisited the raw meat dress at the VMAs over the weekend. While she may have cleaned up on awards, Gaga's sartorial political statement cum publicity stunt, only succeeded in confusing fans and grossing out vegans.
Via: Ecorazzi
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Ryan Air plane ©Getty Images
IPCC logo ©AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini
Al Gore ©Getty Images
Snail with blacked out box ©iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Western Australia map ©iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Boat hulls in the water ©iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Lady Gaga in meat dress ©AP Photo/Matt Sayles
