diamond dogs
15-07-2009, 11:17 PM
I just listened to a report about the new Carbon Tax Scam that the Govt are going to introduce and hike up the already hyperinflated utility bills even more justifying it with how much Nuclear Power stations will cost etc and they had a FOTE spokesman spouting off that it was neccessary to implement this to offset carbon emmissions..
I had not realised just how much they sing from the same song sheet..here's a report from 2005..I really find it incredible how gullable the public are :rolleyes:
Road-charging must cut traffic and pollution
9 June 2005
The environmental campaign group said that the introduction of road-pricing, proposed today in a speech by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling, must not replace existing road-taxes, which are needed to encourage fuel-efficient vehicles and discourage gas-guzzlers. Friends of the Earth also warned that action is needed now to tackle rising traffic levels, and its growing contribution to climate change.
Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to introduce a new climate change law to force the Government to take responsibility for the UK's contribution to global warming by reducing carbon
dioxide emissions by three per cent every year. More information at www.thebigask.com
Friends of the Earth says (more details in briefing, below):
Road pricing should be introduced as part of a package of traffic reduction measures
Road pricing should be actively designed to cut carbon dioxide emissions from transport
Road pricing should be used to raise the overall cost of motoring
Road pricing should be introduced on existing roads - new capacity is not needed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/roadcharging_must_cut_traf_09062005.html
I had not realised just how much they sing from the same song sheet..here's a report from 2005..I really find it incredible how gullable the public are :rolleyes:
Road-charging must cut traffic and pollution
9 June 2005
The environmental campaign group said that the introduction of road-pricing, proposed today in a speech by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling, must not replace existing road-taxes, which are needed to encourage fuel-efficient vehicles and discourage gas-guzzlers. Friends of the Earth also warned that action is needed now to tackle rising traffic levels, and its growing contribution to climate change.
Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to introduce a new climate change law to force the Government to take responsibility for the UK's contribution to global warming by reducing carbon
dioxide emissions by three per cent every year. More information at www.thebigask.com
Friends of the Earth says (more details in briefing, below):
Road pricing should be introduced as part of a package of traffic reduction measures
Road pricing should be actively designed to cut carbon dioxide emissions from transport
Road pricing should be used to raise the overall cost of motoring
Road pricing should be introduced on existing roads - new capacity is not needed
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/roadcharging_must_cut_traf_09062005.html