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Muddled and mixed messages again from UK Government

2 Comments Posted by on March 6, 2011

From Oil prices: Urgent steps needed to wean UK onto other energy sources, MPs say | Business | The Observer. Contradiction 1: Energy Secretary: Chris Huhne, The energy secretary, Chris Huhne, told the Observer that the UK had no option but to speed up efforts to move away from oil. “Getting off the oil hook is made [...]

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Time to get ready?

3 Comments Posted by on January 26, 2011

It seems that within Parliament at least one group are trying to get ready for the future taking into account the reducing supply of fossil fuels. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas have released a report on TEQs – A Policy Framework for Peak Oil and Climate Change. In it the [...]

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Pickles and Hammond to end the war on motorists

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 3, 2011

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said: “This is a key step in ending the war on the motorist. For years politicians peddled the pessimistic, outdated attitude that they could only cut carbon emissions by forcing people out of their cars. via Pickles and Hammond to end the war on motorists – Newsroom – Department for Communities and [...]

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Cycling is bad for the environment

2 Comments Posted by on September 28, 2010

Some good news (with a twist) for people fed up with cyclists, like me, claiming that we should all cycle as it is good for the environment. At least one study has suggested that, in the long run, biking has a negative impact on Earth’s environment. Why? Avid cyclists tend to be healthier, so they [...]

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