Environment Archives - Page 36 of 38

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

FARMING

OK, let me start off by saying that I know nothing about farming (well a smidgen, it involves growing plants and animals to feed and cloth us). Actually it is this smidgen that I want to expand.

Farming since the introduction of the EU Common Agricultural Policy would seem to have been tremendously successful. No shortages in the shops, reasonably stable prices. But the environmental cost cannot be offset by set aside and other environmental schemes.

This is ridiculous. It is like asking 10% of people to walk/cycle whilst everyone else pollutes the air, and expecting them to thrive. So Johnson stop the political games with farms. Let us have a policy which ensures sustainability for the crops/animals and the wildlife; for the whole countryside. Too many species are seeing reductions by huge %’s – some might be due to global warming (and here again farming plays its part) – but I suspect most is down to farming practises?

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

GREEN INITIATIVE

£12 billion is a small amount. Banning petrol/diesel cars is good, and by 2030 is good. Off shore wind ok, on-shore wind needs to be allowed where appropriate. Hydrogen is interesting. Small nuclear plants is fraught with problems. Insulation of housing, why has it taken so long? Carbon capture is not proven. Planting trees is greenwash! It would be better to have a more holistic approach to land use.

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November 9, 2020November 30, 2020

AMI

Lets have them here – with Covid people are reluctant to use public transport. And yes, public transport providers, you will need to adapt. So the Citroen Ami.

Would I get one? Possibly? I could hire something if I needed a bigger journey – summer holiday or whatever. Especially if the hire company had a parking/charging space!

We were talking this morning about how phones are at about their limits of capability – this could be the new frontier! Ok, not for knob obsessed petrol heads, but for the growing grey population like me a 2 seater is enough. Everything big can be delivered anyway. With solar panels would cost nothing to run. And at about £7 grand – I want one! The only worry is that 35kph max speed might cause a traffic problem if I drove into Bristol from here? Or maybe not – there are enough passing places, I am not sure people (lots of morons) have accepted that slower does not hurt!

I just checked out prices of car hire -£30 to whatever. But do the maths – having a car costs what £8 grand, tax and insurance at leats a grand with wear and tear. Maybe once or twice a year hire a car for say £500 for a week. No worries about breakdown. So that costs £1000, even double? But your Ami will cost you – lets guess at 5 years so £1200 a year, and virtually nothing for charging (great saving). Servicing should also be simple and cheap as there is little to check! That was messy! Normal car cost – at least £1000 a year, MOT £50, I would guess that insurance is much cheaper. petrol – depends how much you drive, but for most would become negligible.

The range given at 47 miles is a little concern. But charging up, in 3 hours no problem.

But basically I can drive to the shops I use, and get what I want, for virtually no cost! And at a cost of £7 grand – less than I paid for my present car- no brainer.

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020