Energy consumption and the environment


Would you Trust the Government with the Evironment

The G8 + 5 - What will they do forthat do work - andwell! The Seville
theenvironment?Green Power Plant provides 70%of the
Very big on rhetoric, very small onregions' power.
actions -despite the big fanfare nothingIf we spent the money allocated to
has changed inthedevelopment of future nuclear plants
Africa since Gleneagles. So it is withonresearching and developing more
regretthat I cannot see any positiveeffectivealternative power generation
affects on theenvironment coming frommethods, I amconfident we would not need
the more recentsquabbling. The G8 remainthem. Surely thegovernment would jump at
short-sighted and seemto do little tothe chance to reduce ourcarbon output -
save our environment. I bet thatall theand we could sell our carbonshares back
air miles and helicopter ridesto America!
havecaused a greater damage to theWhat type of future is the current UK
environment thanthe summit in GermanyGovernmenttrying to force on our
will ever provide inbenefits from thechildren?
idle talks.The current Labour Government wants to
The Pollution Giants - America and Chinabuild anarray of nuclear power plants.
theleaders in climate changeThe building,maintenance and
George W. Bush says he wants to take thedecommissioning of these plantswill use
lead onclimate change. This has to bemore energy than they will ever produce.
one of the mostill advised comments everIs it a coincidence that they want to
made. America iscertainly leadingreplace the
climate change and continues tobeTrident Nuclear Deterrent submarines as
responsible for much of the pollutionwell?
that iscausing so many environmentalAlthough this is speculation, it is a
problems! Not quitewhat George meant, Iforegoneconclusion that nuclear missiles
know, but actions speaklouder thanneed the left-over's from nuclear power
words.plants. The Governmentwants new
China's leadership is at least honestsubmarines which need new missileswhich
when theyannounce they do not want toneed more leftovers from nuclear
accept anylimitations on pollution thatpowerplants. They are trying to convince
would affect theireconomic growth. Sous we needthem and no green alternatives
the pollution continuesunabated.will work! Am Ibeing paranoid or is
The only way Europe can change thethere an ulterior motive?
stubbornstance of these two greatWe cannot allow them to mortgage our
nations is by leadingby example.children'sfuture any more. They should
The alternatives power sources ournot have to pay forour inactions against
Governmentwould have us believe don'tour administration. Our
work!Governments need to act now to halt
The new solar and wind power plant nearclimatechange. Not sit around talking
Sevillein southern Spain is a shininghot air!
example of thealternative energy sources



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