New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is warning, yet again, about the perils of climate change and the need to be good stewards of the environment.

This time, however, Kristof is not writing from the Manhattan offices of the “old grey lady” because he’s in the middle of a New York Times-sponsored around-the-world private jet tour that costs $135,000 per person.

Kristof’s column, entitled, “A Parable of Self-Destruction,” was written on Easter Island off the coast of South America. It tells the story of how the island became uninhabited due to deforestation and unsustainable practices by the natives.

“That brings us to climate change, to the chemical processes we are now triggering whose outcomes we cant fully predict,” Kristof wrote after recounting what is alleged to have happened to the natives. “The consequences may be a transformed planet with rising waters and hotter weather, dying coral reefs and more acidic oceans. We fear for the ocean food chain and worry about feedback loops that will irreversibly accelerate this process, yet still we act like Easter Islanders hacking down their trees.”

My column from Easter Island, one of the coolest (and most remote) places on Earth. It also offers a parable of environmental self-destruction: https://t.co/zHsrroXWtY pic.twitter.com/cNRTySkCmu — Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) March 18, 2018

Kristof was on the island as part of an around-the-world tour organized by the New York Times. Limited to only 50 people at a cost of $135,000 per person, “based on double occupancy,” the tour offers the chance to “circle the globe on an inspiring and informative journey by private jet, created by The New York Times in collaboration with luxury travel pioneers Abercrombie & Kent. This 26-day itinerary takes you beneath the surface of some of the world’s most compelling destinations, illuminating them through the expertise of veteran Times journalists.”

(Kristoff apparently doesn’t read his own paper.) In 2013, the New York Times ran a “news analysis” piece entitled, “Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel”.

Me personally, I think the biggest sin is telling others how to live a low carbon lifestyle while living high on fossil fueled air travel yourself. Via The Daily Caller, read the full story here

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