NEW 4X4 LAWS NEEDED TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS AND ENVIRONMENT - BAKER
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, is today publishing a report calling for changes to the laws governing the sale and use of 4x4 vehicles.
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, is today publishing a report calling for changes to the laws governing the sale and use of 4x4 vehicles.
Liberal Democrat MP, David Heath was drawn second in the ballot for a Private Member's Bill in December and has decided to adopt the Fuel Poverty Bill that aims to insulate the homes of the least well off and limit the exposure of vulnerable households to high energy bills.
"The Age of Stupid" stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?" Catch the trailer here: www.ageofstupid.net/video .
If climate change is great challenge of our time, as ministers regularly tell us, then why is the new money announced for renewables and energy efficiency only marginally more than the Chancellor found earlier this year for RBS bonuses? And while Mr Darling admittedly has urgent economic issues on his mind, surely he can see that concerted investment in renewable technologies, energy efficiency and green manufacturing are the best way to meet our joint climate and economic crises head-on.
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Commenting on the Budget statement by the Chancellor, Ben Stafford, Head of Campaigns at CPRE, said:
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