Here is an article posted by Truthout about a lobbyist group funded by Big Energy to water down environmental laws. Unfortunately, this is happening in the UK with lobbyists funded by Big Energy trying to get the UK Government to water down environmental laws, Health & Safety regulations and reduction in funding to renewables.
Food sovereignty needed to tackle inequality – AlertNet
This is something the Green Party is fighting for.
Reboot for a new economy | the new economics foundation
Another article from the New Economics Forum on what the Government should do to reboot the economy, instead of their present policies which are failing so miserably.
Missed renewable energy targets will cost UK dear, warns study | Environment | The Observer
Another news article about the failure of our politicians. They refuse to support renewables and insist on maintaining their addiction to fossil fuels and nuclear. All non-sustainable and economically prohibitive. It is time the British public woke up to the fact they need to show the main stream parties the door.
Missed renewable energy targets will cost UK dear, warns study | Environment | The Observer.
Viridis Lumen: Fracking Awful
This is not just an issue in the US, Australia has similar environmental problems with coal-seam methane extraction by ‘fracking’: http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2011/s3141787.htm
The perfect drug? Monsanto hooks Nepal on GMO corn — RT
Once again we see the evil hand of Monsanto, with all it’s money convince a Government that there product will save the day. What will happen is the people and environment will be poisoned. Then the output from this product will decline, leaving the Nepalese worse off from before. They need to investigate organic farming methods, with the choice of crops they are trying to grow.
FOE’s advert in The Independant.
This is an advert in The Independent, The Daily Telegraph refused to publish, refuting the Daily Telegraphs claim that moving to a clean economy is bad for business. Obviously, the Telegraph’s journalists have done absolutely no research for their article.
“Things Happen” – Watch The Video | Connect the Dots
Because of climate chaos caused by the industrialised Global North, it is the poorest who suffer the most.
Workplace Parking Levy : Nottingham City Council
Nottingham is introducing a work place parking levy, which to me makes more sense than the rejected Manchester’s congestion charge: Workplace Parking Levy : Nottingham City Council.
When I worked in Bolton I had work mates who were incensed over Manchester’s congestion charge proposals. As they would have had to pay it, to get to and from work in Bolton, even though they were not going any where near Manchester City: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Congestion_Charge What Manchester City Council has done is introduce residents parking schemes. And the way they are implemented, only act as a tool to tax local residents. Whilst, not preventing the the ever increasing congestion in Manchester City Centre. When I raised this issue with Nigel Murphy (Manchester Councillor for the Environment) during the Manchester- A Certain Future, workshop at the MMU (Manchester Metropolitan University). He informed me, that people who decided to live in the City Centre, did so because they do not need a car, and that as I am a member of the Green Party, I should be in supportive of residents parking schemes. I did agree with him, that I did not see why people needed to drive, as I have never owned a car, motorbike, scooter or moped. At the end of the day, the resident’s parking schemes, do not stop congestion.
Good public transport, which people can rely on, is integrated and feel safe to travel, on is what is needed. Which is the case with Nottingham, especially there far superior tram system. Which did not displace the train and uses British built trams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_tram Nottingham City also led the way with travel plans, with Nottingham City Hospital introducing a travel plan in 1997: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/AT/Active%20Travel%20Cymru/NHS/Nottinghamcityhospitalnhstrust.pdf Nottingham paid for this partly from revenue from car parking charges. I do not know were the revenue from car parking in Manchester goes to. As I have pointed out in a previous blog: https://patricktsudlow.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/climate-east-midlands-the-regional-climate-change-partnership/ Nottingham was the first City to introduce a plan for climate change, 9 years before Leese and his ‘Manchester – A Certain Future’. You might of thought, as he comes from the area, he might of learnt how things should be done.
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Builders, installers, and energy giants among first Green Deal providers – 04 Apr 2012 – News from BusinessGreen
We now have it confirmed, big multi-national companies are to benefit from the ‘Green Deal’. I thought the ‘Green Deal’, was supposed to be about enabling local communities to improve their energy efficiency and possibly install renewable energy projects? Which would provide employment for local communities and provide work for local businesses. Once again, we have a Government which does not understand the phrases, ‘local community’ or ‘local business’.
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