Comment UK September 2009

*Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons probably twice as bad as figures suggest, says the government's new chief energy scientist, September 30 news.bbc.co.uk, September 30, 2009 Reductions since 1990 "an illusion". topic
*Workplace Parking Levy would be an excellent way for Nottingham to fund serious carbon cuts, FoE, September 24 Friends of the Earth, September 24, 2009 topic
*Sounds like a good idea: Sir Tim Berners-Lee goes to Downing Street to talk open data, September 15 Free our data: The blog, September 15, 2009 Mention of a next phase, but neither any detail nor timetable. topic
*Make better use of the estimated 3,500 hectares of unused brownfield land – the equivalent size of 25 Hyde Parks – to create new community allotments, NLGN, September 14 New Local Government Network, September 14, 2009 topic
*Time to dethrone old King Coal: CPRE says new coal will accelerate climate change and destroy communities and landscapes, September 9 Campaign to Protect Rural England, September 9, 2009 Since 1999, the Government has approved 120 new opencast coal mines, often overruling local councils. And since 2003, it has spent 20 times more on extending coal mining than on marine renewables, spending just 5% of its marine renewables budget. If the UK is to move away from unsustainable energy sources like coal that damage our countryside and the planet, the Government must spend the money it has budgeted for clean energy sources. topic
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