[peppercorn (OP)]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, that's it!!!! Now I'm getting really bloody angry.

Oh dear! I don't want to be responsible for causing heart attacks by picking such an inflammatory subject for a post!

However...

The weekend before last I visited, as part of London's Open House weekend, an eco-house in Southwark.  After speaking with the owner for a little while, the fact that shocked me most was that Southwark council spends 35% of their money on refuse management!  I responded by saying "I wonder how much the percentage was 30 years ago?"

Obviously, the increase will be down, in part, to recycling schemes (and we can argue about the worthiness of that until the cows come home), but a lot of the increase must also be due to changes in consumerism; whether it be the constant drive for increased choice or packaging & labelling constraints.

[Make it Lady]

I read recently that the millennium goals will definitely not be achieved because of the loss of biodiversity in the world. This is where green policy should be focused. The biofuel debate is very inflammatory. I think world food shortages will only be accelerated by the growing of food for fuel. It is very short sighted and stupid.
...And don't get me started on dippy! Karen be aware that fanny has a different meaning in Britain. Not back bottom but front bottom!

[peppercorn (OP)]

The biofuel debate is very inflammatory.

Yes, it is! But it doesn't have to be:
The worldwide technical biomass potential from wastes and secondary production is estimated at 26EJ annually. This equates to just over 8% of the current fossil fuel annual requirement worldwide.

Admittedly, it will be very challenging to reach these sorts of figures with the current political will, even more so to reach it without negatively impacting on animal habitats.
However, this mad dash into fuel-from-crops is stupid - especially where plenty of alternatives as available.

[peppercorn (OP)]

Karen be aware that fanny has a different meaning in Britain. Not back bottom but front bottom!

Brings a whole new meaning to fanny pack, eh!?!  []

[Geezer]

Karen be aware that fanny has a different meaning in Britain. Not back bottom but front bottom!

Brings a whole new meaning to fanny pack, eh!?!  []

I think that's why they are sometimes called "bum bags" in the UK.