In the comments to Judith Curry's blog, I note that someone has mentioned the George Monbiot quote I cited here the other day:
...every time someone dies as a result of floods in Bangladesh, an airline executive should be dragged out of his office and drowned.
The suggestion is that this was a joke, and having taken a look, I think I would agree. I had verified the quote, but not taken in the context. So mea culpa. And sorry, George.