Council uses spy plane with thermal imaging camera to snoop on homes wasting energy | Mail Online

Our movements are already tracked by CCTV, speed cameras and even spies in dustbins.

Now snooping on the public has reached new heights with local authorities putting spy planes in the air to snoop on homeowners who are wasting too much energy.

Thermal imaging cameras are being used to create colour-coded maps which will enable council officers to identify offenders and pay them a visit to educate them about the harm to the environment and measures they can take.

Sherrod Brown still opposes climate change bills that hit manufacturers hard - Openers - cleveland.com

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has introduced a bill to provide grants and loans to manufacturers so they can adopt energy-efficient technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But don't read that as a change in position from last year, when the Ohio Democrat warned that a proposed cap-and-trade carbon emissions bill would harm Midwest manufacturers.

He still holds that position, he said in a telephone news conference this morning.