Dear Prudence

Gordon (sort of) comes clean about what we've all known about for years. But he's not ready to risk frightening the horses yet. But at least the conversation can begin...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/28/gordonbrown.oil

More last drops of ancient sunlight...

No matter how deep the hole we're in, you can always find willing shovellers. The road lobby is pressuring New Labour for an abandonment of any and all things green. With a perspective that only stretches as far as the next election they may well capitulate. Funny how industries without electoral clout are allowed to go to the wall of "economic conditions" but Middle England can be as unsustainable as it likes as long as it keeps the balance of power.
Meanwhile, now that the ice is clearing, Governments and MultiNationals are free to squabble over who should drill the shit out of the Arctic seabed and push us all that bit closer to the edge.


http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/lastditch-bid-to-avert-arctic-freeforall-835200.html

The old ones are the best..?

I could only resist this joke for so long. I am but flesh and bone.
The recent hoo-ha concerning the tragic listing of the Polar-Bear as officiially endangered failed to emphasise the deliberate delay to this process whilst oil exploration and drilling rights for its habitat were auctioned off by the same U.S. Government department. Just thought I'd remind people.

Step one...

As the G8 fudges setting GHG reduction targets and the UK prepares to cave in to the motoring lobby after protests from road hauliers and nervous marginal MPs, Drax covers its arse with a biomass figleaf and Barcelona is forced to import Water from France as the whole region dries up and cracks into lifeless chunks . Meanwhile Brazil's Environment minister gives up the thankless task of defending the rainforest from Big Business in fatigue and disgust.
The good news is that now NASAs Mars lander can thoroughly investigate the chances of life on a barren, airless rock, we can plan for Earth's future on the basis of solid scientific evidence.
On a more positive note - the Germans have finally identified and banned the pesticides decimating their (and everyone else's) bee-hives, Barrats have started building affordable (?) eco-homes and a summit of world leaders in Rome calls for the establishment of a world food fund to address the ever- growing food crisis that their policies have created.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/i-give-up-says-brazilian-minister-who-fought-to-save-the-rainforest-828310.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/g8-frustrates-green-groups-834668.html


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/new-fuel-price-protests-test-ministers-green-resolve-834585.html

It transpires that even the alarmists are now deeply alarmed. All hands on deck.

Isn't DEMOCRACY wonderful

So the voters of our mighty capital have opted for an Etonian buffoon with no grasp of reality just because they're all cross about their house prices not doubling every five minutes. Words fail me.

Avian flew

Had anyone been watching, they would have observed that I have been absent (again) for an inadequately explained period. Never mind. It may be a different day but the shit remains the same - The UK climate bill still omits the emissions from the aviation industry from its calculations - which makes the whole sum nonsensical. At a time when punters everywhere are looking forward to their Holidays in the Sun, I just thought I'd do my bit to spoil the whole thing with guilt, infamy and bile. Be of good cheer.

Bio-fool

Throbgoblins have been somewhat sidetracked of late, and have only managed this rather cursory playing card, which speaks for itself - albeit rather quietly.