February 8, 2012

Bill Clinton: The madness of ‘Growing’ fuel

Bill Clinton Crops for Fuel

Bill Clinton warns American farmers that growing crops for fuel (ethanol) will cause chaos around the world, with many being unable to feed themselves. Ex-Presidents of the US - and Vice-Presidents too – like to find a ‘role’ when they leave office. Something suitably Statesmanlike which continues to give ‘Mr President’ continuing gravitas. And, in Bill Clinton’s case, helps keep him out of [...]

UK to scrap Electric Car subsidies?

The Nissan Leaf EV

It’s being reported that the Government is considering scrapping the proposed £5,000 subsidy on electric cars. Now there’s a headline to turn the eco-mentalists from a nice shade of green to a raging puce. It’s being reported that the new Dave ‘n’ Nick Show is considering scrapping the range of incentives available for electric cars, [...]

Car emissions – Ferrari lambast regulations

Ferrari bemoan the fact that they are being forced by regulation to introduce hybrid Ferraris to reduce emissions. Every time we get a bit of bumph in from a car maker about their latest car, or the latest tweak to their slightly past its sell by date car – and that’s umpteen times a day - there is always a big bit [...]

UK car buyers don’t care about CO2 emissions

Car buyers have decided that the environment is of little or no concern with only 1 in 5 buyers considering the emissions of a car when buying. I know, we bang on about the nonsense of having CO2 targets for everything we buy, sell, rent or use. And bang on even more about the absolute [...]

Plug-in Car Grant – Up to £5,000 off a ‘Low Carbon’ car

The UK Government has confirmed plans to offer a £5ooo subsidy for electric cars and is installing recharging stations around the country. What a lot of nonsense. Last year – even before the Scrappage Scheme was launched – we reported that the UK Government was planning to offer a subsidy to buyers of electric cars [...]

Climate Change & Cars: The Debate

In an effort to open up a debate on Climate Change / Global Warming and the role of cars, we’re inviting readers to submit their argument for publication. The headline is something of a misnomer. There is precious little debate on the effect that car use is having on the Global Warming issue. You may [...]