Re: Why Gaia is wreaking revenge on our abuse of the environment

In article <oabzf.9286$ZA5.7768@fed1read05>, pence234@xxxxxxx (PennyB) wrote:

> We may well be the first species to die from our own stupidity and
> arrogance.
>
> PennyB

Yes, but Lovelock has suddenly decided he is in favor of Nuclear Power Stations,
rather like Bush and Blair have, when nuclear power stations are a failed
experiment, and they take one hell of a long time to build anyway, plus of
course, we have this farce where the latter two object to Iran building them,
which is somewhat hyprocritical of them, and Lovelock has a new book to sell.

This is what Envirospin said regarding the matter:

http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2006/01/our-madeleine-of-sorrows.html

Our Madeleine of the Sorrows.....

Today must be Weeping Monday for The Tall Order of the Green Bunnies, and they
have put out the bunting and the washing for two of their most lachrymose of
saints, Saint Madeleine of the Groaniad and Saint James of Gaia.

As they peg out their dirty linen in public, it is, at last, dawning on these
unhappy souls that people just won't do what they are told to do about 'global
warming' (Saint Madeleine) and, in any case, why bother, because it's all too
late (Saint James).

I fear the blackbird of harsh political reality has come down and pecked off
their noses.

Mind you, as their pessimism grows, so does my optimism! Good Wife Stott just
burst out laughing when she read The Madeleine. And, there was I thinking that
The Independent had lectured us last week about the dangers of over-apocalyptic
reporting. "When will they ever learn."

And, finally, there is that Chris Huhne (who he?) and his Eco Tax Heaven! The
Lib Dem Pantomime Horse just gets funnier by the day (one candidate per leg).
But who is pulling the tail?

Philip, in his counting house, counting out the sheer nonsense that is written
about 'global warming'. "If I had as many pound coins as daft stories about
'global warming'....." But note: as the world turns sensibly back to adaptation
to climate change, the control bunnies will fly into an even greater hysterical
rage. Splendid. Breakfast, coffee, and then the Great Wen.

http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2006/01/our-madeleine-of-sorrows.html

You see, the truth of the matter is that we are fast running out of oil, which
is, of course, why Iran wants to build Nuclear Power Stations, but Bush and
Blair were rather counting on that Iraq oil to get them out of trouble, but of
course, those nasty insurgents wouldn't cooperate and blew up much essential
plant. Envirospin have a nice comment on that too:

http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2006/01/energy-policy-what-energy-policy.html

Energy policy? What energy policy? Britain's worst political failure (along with
pension policy).....

We predicted it on 'EnviroSpin'; I predicted it in The Times, last April. And on
Thursday, December 29, it nearly happened - most worryingly, some two years
early. Britain was on the brink of running out of energy. Between 4.30 pm and
6.30 pm, on what was a cold day, the National Grid was forced to issue an
emergency order to the electricity companies to reduce demand. They were
requested to cut power or to dim the lights by lowering the voltage. Our
ever-diminishing energy safety margin had been depleted and it was now lower
than that required. The shortfall fluctuated between 1,300 megawatts (MW) and
1,700 MW, a third-to-a-half of the safety net - the grid requires a cushion of
between 2,000 MW and 4,000 MW available above peak demand. In reality, some
220,000 homes were on the brink of being cut off.

All political parties are culpable for placing Britain's energy supply at
serious risk, although Labour must carry the lion's share of the blame because
of its appallingly-utopian and soggy energy white paper of the last
administration. Nevertheless, this particular train has been hurtling towards
the buffers for some twenty or so years, and no political leader, without
exception, has been brave enough to face up to the consequences. The crash is
now imminent.

Energy policy in Britain has been lamentable. Just consider the following facts:

(a) Britain has planned to to retire some 40% of all power stations by 2020,
especially coal-powered plants. There will be only one nuclear power station
functioning by 2023;

(b) This ludicrous decision has been taken at a time when North Sea Gas is
running out. North Sea production peaked in 1999-2000, after which it began to
decline at 2% per annum. It is now declining at an exponential rate. Last year,
Britain became a net importer of gas. By 2020, 70% of natural gas will have to
be imported;

(c) As we have learned only too painfully this week, there are deep political
dangers in relying so much on imported natural gas from countries like Russia.
At present, only 2% of Britain's gas comes from Russia, but, as already
demonstrated, we are on the edge of energy failures. Moreover, we have only one
liquefied natural gas plant, on the Isle of Grain in Kent. This started
contributing last year and uses Algerian frozen gas;

(d) As Britain buys more gas at 'spot' prices than most other EU countries, the
price is likely to rise sharply under current market and weather conditions.
Already, wholesale gas prices are 50% higher than they were last winter.
Unsurprisingly, such prices have forced the shut-down of some gas-fired
stations;

(e) Our new pipeline linking Britain and Norway will not be operational until at
least 2007.

What can one say? The incompetence and weakness in Government demonstrated by
this is staggering. Kowtowing to nonsensical EU and Green demands, while taking
no radical steps to replace lost supplies, makes even
ostriches-with-their-heads-in-the-sand look like perspicacious beasts.

We have no choice. To run Britain successfully for the next 50 or so years, we
will require an energy mix that includes some 30% clean coal; 30% gas; and 30%
nuclear. The last 10% can then (realistically, for once) come from a mix of
'renewables', including biomass willow coppice. Energy savings must, of course,
be encouraged, but these will largely be eaten up by growth (assuming we still
have an energy supply to fuel it), and they will be restricted primarily to
additional new build.

Politicians - please drop the pusillanimous cant, get off your backsides, and,
for all our sakes, energise Britain for the future - NOW! We can no longer
tolerate your disastrous dithering.

And Mr. Blair: it has to be: "Energy, Energy, Energy!"

Philip, angry indeed with the bending reeds that inhabit the parliamentary
swamp. An espresso doppio is much needed this morning.

http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2006/01/energy-policy-what-energy-policy.html

And I am sure that even Aiden will be forced to agree with that article.

But of course, the proles will love what Lovelock says.


Alan

http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/enigma.html

http://veloceraptor.blogspot.com/

http://www.bushflash.com/pl_lo.html
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