Fly to Durban or drive a year in a Lincoln Navigator

In the last few years, it’s become very trendy to fly to different places either for investigative purposes (e.g., CPUC to Europe for energy efficiency; honestly, it’s really not that hard), or to brag (e.g., the state contingency that flew to Copenhagen a few years back).

The Pace Law Blog just published this piece with good advice on how to gauge the benefits of your attendance at these events:

Each participant ought to ask themself the question: is my participation going to lead to the equivalent of one Lincoln Navigator being taken off the road for the next year?