Green critic pans idea of electric car grant (From Echo)

Ms Whitney said the Government would have been better off encouraging the use of public transport or supporting the reuse of vegetable oils as fuel.

Sceptics have also pointed out the cars would be powered by electricity produced from fossil fuels, which play a large part in the production of the carbon dioxide emissions thought to contribute to global warming. Ms Whitney said: “This is avoiding the real issue. Right across the board people are unable to grasp the fact we have to put all our resources into pressing people to use public transport.
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Simon Lee, 40, was the co-owner of Rainbow Fuels, on Canvey, which aimed to produce environmentally-friendly fuels from used vegetable oil.

However, the company folded because there was a surge in demand for the oil, pushing up its prices. Mr Lee said a lack of Government support had been partly responsible for it folding towards the end of last year.

“Part of the problem was everyone was jumping on the bandwagon and buying up used oil from restaurants and that put the price up. The recession didn’t help because restaurants were using less oil, so there was less available.

“But we had no support. We couldn’t get any Government grants to help us,” he said.

Golf carts introduced at New York International Auto Show look like Hummers and Cadillac Escalades

A line of tricked-out golf carts introduced at the New York International Auto Show look more like Hummers and Cadillac Escalades, and even come with 16-inch rims.
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The golf carts are also being pushed for everyday use on the road, where they putt-putt along at a top speed of about 30 miles per hour.

"People like this vehicle because of global warming," said dealer John Melendez. "Going green!"

Twitter / Dan Cass

Went to Canberra. Got my lobbyist pass. Did some "consulting". Saw how little the government *care* about #climate change. Sheesh.