pot, kettle
pot - “The PM said “unnecessary” purchases were contributing to price rises”.
kettle - “The UK is to slow its adoption of biofuels amid fears they raise food prices and harm the environment”.
As has been known for quite some time that biofuels in their present form are bad:
- heavily subsidised (otherwise they would be incredibly uneconomical)
- generally take more energy to make than they produce (bad for the environment)
- use food crops up hence driving those costs up too
Dear government, mandate what should happen, not how to do it. Leave that to the scientists. Well you could except that you:
- ignore them (even when you ask for their recommendation!)
- don’t pay them enough
- seem to pay more attention to clergy on scientific matters
- or tabloids
Posted: July 7th, 2008 under Life Rants.
Comments: 1
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Comment from Adam
Time: Monday 7 July, 2008, 21:50
People only get elected to government by promising to do what people want, not what they need. Without wishing to pick on Labour any more than the Tories, the past few decades have been pure populist rubbish from both parties.
As you suggest it’s not hard, we know what to do, we even in the most know how to do it, but doing it will get you unelected. Have a look at http://www.lowcarbonlife.net/ it’s an interesting read (site or book).
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