Comments on: X Factor’s Carbon Footprint http://ethicalandgreen.com/2008/09/11/x-factors-carbon-footprint/ Tips to reduce your carbon footprint Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Say NO to Winter Blues! - Live moves pretty fast - Blogs - Brand Republic http://ethicalandgreen.com/2008/09/11/x-factors-carbon-footprint/#comment-472 Say NO to Winter Blues! - Live moves pretty fast - Blogs - Brand Republic Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:03:29 +0000 http://ethicalandgreen.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-472 [...] of the more heel dragging, polluting-go-lucky countries around the negotiating table in Copenhagen, X Factor's hairspray and pyrotechnic budget alone has a greater carbon footprint than China, and that's before Simon Cowell helicopter's factored [...] [...] of the more heel dragging, polluting-go-lucky countries around the negotiating table in Copenhagen, X Factor's hairspray and pyrotechnic budget alone has a greater carbon footprint than China, and that's before Simon Cowell helicopter's factored [...]

]]> By: Rob Patrick http://ethicalandgreen.com/2008/09/11/x-factors-carbon-footprint/#comment-457 Rob Patrick Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:38:16 +0000 http://ethicalandgreen.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-457 How about each of the judges having a separate house in a different country Simon in Los Angeles, Cheryl in Marrakech, Louis in Italy and Dannii in Dubai) in the later stages of the contest. Totally excessive!! How about each of the judges having a separate house in a different country Simon in Los Angeles, Cheryl in Marrakech, Louis in Italy and Dannii in Dubai) in the later stages of the contest. Totally excessive!!

]]> By: Hannah http://ethicalandgreen.com/2008/09/11/x-factors-carbon-footprint/#comment-171 Hannah Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:07:00 +0000 http://ethicalandgreen.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-171 Too right. I will be taking my protest one step further than just not watching x factor though, i shall be turning the TV off on a saturday night. To be honest it only depresses me anyway, all those people declaring to the nation how 'this is everything to me' and 'i'm doing this so that my family and i can have a better life'....Do these people truely believe that the insanity of stardom will do that? Maybe what they actually mean is that being famous will allow them to buy all those useless things that they've always wanted but simply do not need - now or ever. X factor seems to be the ultimate in promoting consumerism to the masses. I do not want to be one of those people. I think your comment that "What the X Factor demonstrates is that green issues aren’t mainstream enough yet," is spot on. Sad, but spot on. Too right.

I will be taking my protest one step further than just not watching x factor though, i shall be turning the TV off on a saturday night.

To be honest it only depresses me anyway, all those people declaring to the nation how ‘this is everything to me’ and ‘i’m doing this so that my family and i can have a better life’….Do these people truely believe that the insanity of stardom will do that? Maybe what they actually mean is that being famous will allow them to buy all those useless things that they’ve always wanted but simply do not need – now or ever.

X factor seems to be the ultimate in promoting consumerism to the masses. I do not want to be one of those people.

I think your comment that “What the X Factor demonstrates is that green issues aren’t mainstream enough yet,” is spot on. Sad, but spot on.

]]> By: Sean http://ethicalandgreen.com/2008/09/11/x-factors-carbon-footprint/#comment-167 Sean Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:17:07 +0000 http://ethicalandgreen.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-167 I totally agree with what is being said about the X factor. I have watched the start of the show and I think it is totally irresponsible to say the least. Children watch these programmes and really the young are who we should try to teach more than anyone about green issues. The next generation of human beings I feel should always be an improvement on the last. Who is to blame though? The X Factor? ITV? or the people who watch the programme, giving it the ratings and ultimately condoning its behaviour???? I totally agree with what is being said about the X factor. I have watched the start of the show and I think it is totally irresponsible to say the least. Children watch these programmes and really the young are who we should try to teach more than anyone about green issues.

The next generation of human beings I feel should always be an improvement on the last.

Who is to blame though? The X Factor? ITV? or the people who watch the programme, giving it the ratings and ultimately condoning its behaviour????

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