Mecha-Streisand Rides Again

Babwa! has announced she's going back on the road in order to combat global warming:

Singer Barbra Streisand announced her first U.S. tour in over a decade on Thursday, saying that she planned to play 20 concerts in October and November to raise money for charitable causes.

"The increasingly urgent need for private citizen support to combat dangerous climate change, along with education and health issues was the prime reason I decided to tour again," Streisand said in a statement announcing the tour.

"This will allow me to direct funds and awareness to causes that I care deeply about," she said.

20 concerts in two months and I'm guessing she's not walking to any of them. If she really wants "private citizen support to combat dangerous climate change," why doesn't she instead vow an immediate moritorium on her own use of private jets, fleets of limos and other support vehicles? I imagine her fuel consumption, even when she's not touring, is considerably higher than mine in my lowly six mile trips back and forth between Orgle Manor and the metro.

Furthermore, how many BTU's is it going to take in order to light, heat/cool and generally operate each of these venues in which she plans to perform? Perhaps she'd set a better example by stating that because her concerts are such a waste of energy, she will not be touring. And while she's at it, she could announce her own immediate cuts in home energy use by, say, 50% in order to set an example. And she could dip into her own pockets for the Cause instead of, how does she put it, "direct funds and awareness to causes that I care deeply about," which translates into hoovering such funds out of her fans.

I'd assume this isn't going to happen any time soon.

Hmph. Limousine Liberals. Can't stand 'em.