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Post by Nobbygas on Feb 20, 2024 11:18:45 GMT
So, the Welsh, under Drakeford, want to implement a farming policy that will result in Farmer's having to leave 20% of their land fallow for 'environmental reasons'. Mark Drakeford's cabinet is consulting on the Sustainable Farming Scheme, which will compel agricultural landowners to dedicate 10 per cent of their land to natural habitat and 10 per cent to tree planting - in exchange for financial support.
This is another example of someone in power coming up with a bats**t crazy idea that will cripple farmer's and also put another load bearing burden on the poor taxpayer. When it comes to politics and the environment common sense seems to have gone out the window.
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Post by oldie on Feb 20, 2024 11:30:29 GMT
So, the Welsh, under Drakeford, want to implement a farming policy that will result in Farmer's having to leave 20% of their land fallow for 'environmental reasons'. Mark Drakeford's cabinet is consulting on the Sustainable Farming Scheme, which will compel agricultural landowners to dedicate 10 per cent of their land to natural habitat and 10 per cent to tree planting - in exchange for financial support. This is another example of someone in power coming up with a bats**t crazy idea that will cripple farmer's and also put another load bearing burden on the poor taxpayer. When it comes to politics and the environment common sense seems to have gone out the window. What problems are the Welsh government trying to solve? |
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Post by Nobbygas on Feb 20, 2024 11:45:45 GMT
So, the Welsh, under Drakeford, want to implement a farming policy that will result in Farmer's having to leave 20% of their land fallow for 'environmental reasons'. Mark Drakeford's cabinet is consulting on the Sustainable Farming Scheme, which will compel agricultural landowners to dedicate 10 per cent of their land to natural habitat and 10 per cent to tree planting - in exchange for financial support. This is another example of someone in power coming up with a bats**t crazy idea that will cripple farmer's and also put another load bearing burden on the poor taxpayer. When it comes to politics and the environment common sense seems to have gone out the window. What problems are the Welsh government trying to solve? I can only imagine it's to save the Polar Bears etc. I'm not sure that crashing the Welsh farming economy is going to help though. It was the same with the 20mph limit imposed. There was supposed to be 'consultations' when everyone knew it was already a done deal. Another crazy idea has been mooted recently. Some idiot has proposed re-introducing tariff's to cross the Severn Bridges again. Apparently, this will help reduce the amount of traffic in Wales thereby helping the environment, and also raise money that could be 'invested' elsewhere. What this would do to the Welsh economy is anyone's guess. |
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Post by eppinggas on Feb 22, 2024 13:56:33 GMT
What problems are the Welsh government trying to solve? I can only imagine it's to save the Polar Bears etc. I'm not sure that crashing the Welsh farming economy is going to help though. It was the same with the 20mph limit imposed. There was supposed to be 'consultations' when everyone knew it was already a done deal. Another crazy idea has been mooted recently. Some idiot has proposed re-introducing tariff's to cross the Severn Bridges again. Apparently, this will help reduce the amount of traffic in Wales thereby helping the environment, and also raise money that could be 'invested' elsewhere. What this would do to the Welsh economy is anyone's guess. Government has to weigh these things up. Social and/or environmental responsibility vs the economic impact. I wouldn't trust the Tories or Sir Kier Flip Flop. Reform Party: "We all care about the environment and want cleaner air, and we can do this in a strategic, affordable way. Yet the Westminster Net Zero plan is making us all net poorer whilst creating more emissions overall as it outsources them overseas. It is therefore net stupid". Sounds about right. |
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Post by oldie on Feb 22, 2024 16:53:07 GMT
I can only imagine it's to save the Polar Bears etc. I'm not sure that crashing the Welsh farming economy is going to help though. It was the same with the 20mph limit imposed. There was supposed to be 'consultations' when everyone knew it was already a done deal. Another crazy idea has been mooted recently. Some idiot has proposed re-introducing tariff's to cross the Severn Bridges again. Apparently, this will help reduce the amount of traffic in Wales thereby helping the environment, and also raise money that could be 'invested' elsewhere. What this would do to the Welsh economy is anyone's guess. Government has to weigh these things up. Social and/or environmental responsibility vs the economic impact. I wouldn't trust the Tories or Sir Kier Flip Flop. Reform Party: "We all care about the environment and want cleaner air, and we can do this in a strategic, affordable way. Yet the Westminster Net Zero plan is making us all net poorer whilst creating more emissions overall as it outsources them overseas. It is therefore net stupid". Sounds about right. This is going to be delicious |
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 15, 2024 8:04:04 GMT
Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power..by Esme Stallard, Matt McGrath, Patrick Clahane & Paul Lynch, BBC Newsenergysavingtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mechanical-claw-hand-grabbing-pile-of-mixed-waste-picture-id656656564.jpgBurning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” - and some are calling for a ban on new incinerators. The BBC examined five years of data from across the country, and found that burning waste produces the same amount of greenhouse gases for each unit of energy as coal power, which was abandoned by the UK last month. The Environmental Services Association, which represents waste firms, contested our findings and said emissions from dealing with waste are “challenging to avoid”. Nearly 15 years ago, the government became seriously concerned with the gases being produced from throwing away household rubbish in landfill and their contribution to climate change. In response, it hiked the taxes UK councils paid for burying waste. Facing massive bills, councils turned to energy-from-waste plants - a type of incinerator that produces electricity from burning rubbish. The number of incinerators surged - in the past five years the number in England alone has risen from 38 to 52. Without action, it is expected that the use of incinerators in the UK will continue to grow and they will probably get more polluting. There are currently dozens of new plants going through the planning process, and existing ones are growing in capacity. The BBC investigation found nearly half of all incinerators in the UK have managed to get a capacity increase approved by the Environment Agency without applying for a new permit - which requires public consultation. The waste they are burning is increasingly made up of plastic, according to local government data. Because plastic is produced from fossil fuels, it is the dirtiest type of waste to burn. According to the government’s own statistics, burning plastic produces 175 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than burying it in landfill. Prof Keith Bell, who sits on the UK Climate Change Committee, said after reviewing the BBC's findings: “If the current government is serious about clean power by 2030 then... we cannot allow ourselves to be locked into just burning waste.” Burning Rubbish v Burying Rubbish: What’s Most Effective..by Sarah Ann
www.paulsrubbish.com.au/burning-vs-burying-rubbish/
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