Green Hats and Dunce Caps
Posted by
Alan Durning
08/25/2004 07:50 AM
Late last month, before a much-needed vacation, I posted a hastily drafted comment praising Airbus for its fuel-efficient jet design. The Seattle Times ran the piece as an op-ed called "Airbus wears the 'green' hat."
Not surprisingly, it brought two dozen angry rebuttals from around the Northwest, many of them from Boeing engineers.
Along with the predictable rounds of name calling, the email barrage contained contradictions to my essential argument. I've now checked those core claims and must admit that I made an appalling mistake. I want to apologize, because I pride myself on (usually) getting the facts right.
