Sorry, I meant going into waste: Defra to get £4 billion a year by 2010
Preventing it, that is. Not meeting targets, hiring countless measuring monkeys or anything.
Because... all together now... 'we need to act now if we are to avoid dangerous climate change'.
My enviROI+ antennae are twitching!
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
Peter,
ReplyDelete"The Government will spend £400 million in the next three years combating climate change" says the blurb. If I may be permitted a wry rather than analytical commment: I assume that this money will be spent opposing the Department for Transport?
Despite all the usual Stern and action now stuff also quoted, the recent budget report offers nothing more than a modest reform of air passenger duty in two years' time. 400 million over three years is about the same as two litres of petrol per person per year. Not really grappling with the scale of the problem, is it?
Lawrence
As always, you put the realities of the actual, tangible figures in stark contrast to the words meant to 'enhance' them.
ReplyDeleteLet's see if and how this gets shared with us in other media.
Nice letter in the Indy today, by the way.
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLawrence