I apologise for having spent several years ripping up GM crops. I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonising an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment.
As an environmentalist, and someone who believes that everyone in this world has a right to a healthy and nutritious diet of their choosing, I could not have chosen a more counter-productive path. I now regret it completely.
Y2Kyoto: State Of Anorexia Envirosa
‘I loved the idea of having this modern and green heating system which we were told was going to give us really low bills,’ said Ms Claussen, 40. Indeed, Energy Performance Certificates issued on the new properties estimated annual electricity costs for heating and water at between £400 and £500.
But after living in the property for two months, Ms Claussen was shocked to receive an electricity bill for £252. Costs continued to mount for Ms Claussen and her neighbours on the Loves Farm Estate, and eventually the BPHA stepped in to help meet tenants’ bills – to the tune of £45,000.
By last Christmas, the Claussen family had unpaid bills of £1,500 and were on a key meter.
They found that during a cold snap they were having to spend £10 a day. ‘With such a high electricity bill, we had to choose between eating or keeping the house warm,’ Ms Claussen said. ‘The children were fed, but I hardly ate at all. It was an awful Christmas.’
God bless ’em, every one.
Shouldn’t Companies Walk Their Talk?
The following advertisement was sent out to all Facebook subscribers of this Vancouver pizza joint:
Are we all now supposed to feel guilty when going out to a restaurant? I left them a comment that if they really believe what they’re preaching then they should shut down for a week or two. Think they will walk their talk?!
For the record, they make a pretty nice pizza, although the crust is paper thin and not to everyone’s liking.