Ben says Channel 4 News had a big feature on the topic of incineration this evening (the item's available to see here:http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/30+new+rubbish+incinerator+plants+planned+for+the+uk+/2351677).
Quite a few interesting points to note in there:* the case against more incinerators being made by a former director of Biffa (concerned that they might well be expensive white elephants if projected increases in waste production don't materialise)* Buckinghamshire County Council basing their project on figures which experts say don't add up* Brighton FoE taking their local authority to court over the refusal to consider other options (waste production is actually going down there, apparently). Plenty of potential ammunition for the fight against the proposed incinerator for Cardiff, in other words.
It almost makes up for Channel 4's airing of that documentary 'The Great Climate Change Swindle' last year, for which they've been reprimanded by Ofcom today: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/ofcom+finds+the+great+global+warming+swindle+breached+broadcast+rules+/2351767. C4's Head of Documentaries defended the decision to broadcast it by saying the channel's ethos is all about "challenging orthodoxy"... What's slightly concerning is that Ofcom deemed that the issue couldn't be defined as "controversial" because everything was settled prior to the programme's airing. The fact that so many people seem to have swallowed it up (including one or two when we were out and about campaigning in Whitchurch) suggests otherwise...
All the best for the move - your planning nous will be much missed!
Friday, July 25, 2008
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