Transport Minister Gillian Merron wrote:"We all know climate change is a big issue and if all motorists did their bit, we'll see a reduction of some five and a half million tonnes of CO2 in just a year, and also a reduction in motoring costs as people use less fuel. So for me it's a win win."
Oddly enough the act of crushing those killer fridges released more CFC's into the atmosphere than what they would have done had they been left to keep your beer chilled.
green_achers wrote:It was hard to take your post seriously enough to read much after this. I hope the rest made more sense, or maybe you have some documentation to back that up?
that's right your one of those totally internet dependent sheeples aren't you, believing NO claim made on a forum can be deemed truth if there isn't a link. Get over yourself AND your complete reliance on the Internet for information. This is a forum NOT a Phd paper that requires a dissertation in footnotes alone to be deemed credible.
green_achers wrote:So exactly how many refrigerators were retired for environmental reasons? How many of those were disposed of improperly? You can give your sources in any form you wish.
I was just hoping to see if you were basing your post on something other than pulling it out of your ass.
green_achers wrote:I have my answer.I was just hoping to see if you were basing your post on something other than pulling it out of your ass.
Twilight wrote:Not news to me at all, anyone who thinks the urgency behind the new nuclear build is anything to do with "reducing carbon emissions" is a fool. It's because we know natural gas is going to give us a damn good kicking within 10-15 years, and internally that's the official word. The UK government has seen the supply/demand energy mix graphs for electricity going forward to 2020, and whether or not they know about peak oil, they know and are scared to death of peak gas/electricity. I'm pretty sure the carbon footprint BS is used deliberately as a euphemism in the transport sector too, but on that score I haven't seen confirmation personally.
threadbear wrote:I totally agree, but this goes beyond fundamental arguments involving motivation. I've thought for a couple of years that the real big drivers of awareness about carbon footprints would turn out to be the nuke industry. However, carbon emissions ARE a problem.
threadbear wrote:We have to work against this eventuality by focussing on what we can actually change, and that is our carbon footprint.
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