tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post4785604801901403233..comments2024-03-02T02:56:21.007+00:00Comments on ......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: Everything's gone greenKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-49509102256063129962008-07-14T13:44:00.000+01:002008-07-14T13:44:00.000+01:00By which I mean, for example, the trend towards se...By which I mean, for example, the trend towards selling ultra cheap clothes in supermarkets and Primark. Cheap, disposable, replaceable... And that's not to mention the question of just how they can manage to make them/ sell them so cheaply in the first place.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-27454734915395179212008-07-14T13:39:00.000+01:002008-07-14T13:39:00.000+01:00No, you're quite right Glenn - I've got some stuff...No, you're quite right Glenn - I've got some stuff about it on my main website, in the Climate Change issues section - 10 easy steps to reduce energy consumption, checking your carbon footprint, etc. We do have to move away from over-consumption, built-in obsolescence and the stack-em-high, sell-em-cheap culture.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-414070270645335022008-07-11T19:48:00.000+01:002008-07-11T19:48:00.000+01:00No mention of energy efficiency and energy conserv...No mention of energy efficiency and energy conservation in your comments here Kerry. They are the number one focus in any truly green energy policy. There is massive scope to lower energy demand and cut out waste. Such a pity it does not get talked about much more and is regarded as boring/unsexy.Glenn Vowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392000659876958930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-90479774335750753702008-07-07T18:24:00.000+01:002008-07-07T18:24:00.000+01:00David Drew has a 90 minute Westminster Hall debate...David Drew has a 90 minute Westminster Hall debate on this on Wednesday. Unfortunately I have to be in an SI committee, but might make it for the later stages. <BR/><BR/>So what's the Conservative policy on the Severn Barrage, James?Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-25911953552852398202008-07-06T13:06:00.000+01:002008-07-06T13:06:00.000+01:00Well done for highlighting the adverse economic im...Well done for highlighting the adverse economic impacts of a barrage across the Severn. <BR/><BR/>It's easy to forget that the UK is an island nation, and that Bristol is a port city. The benefits from increased international trade through the South-West (by conversion of Bristol to a deep-water container hub) are considerable, and would do more for the city than a thousand "City of Culture Bids", "Cycle City Bids" and other marginal political interventions.<BR/><BR/>A few hundred years ago, Bristol was England's second largest port, but now we're somewhere around the bottom of the <A HREF="http://www.maritimestatistics.co.uk/pdfs/port%20traffic%20highlights%202005.pdf" REL="nofollow">top twenty</A>; containerisation could see us the city back in the top five.<BR/><BR/>I always recommend this book as a good introduction to containerisation:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0691136408?ie=UTF8&tag=jambarsblo-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0691136408" REL="nofollow">The Box How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger</A><BR/><BR/>In his book, Mark Levinson discusses the gradual decline of non-containerised ports such as New York, London and Liverpool due to their failure to adapt quickly to containers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com