[Did alarmist Bob Park overreact to the gulf oil spill?] - Friday, May 28, 2010

Oil reaching the coastline from the catastrophe will devastate the environment for the lifetime of everyone reading this, but the effect of oil settling on thousands of square miles of ocean bottom is unknown.

Prince Charles urges British families to 'snub the bathtub' | Mail Online

His campaign website reads: 'Snub the tub. If everybody in a four-person family replaced one bath a week with a five-minute shower, you could save between £5 and £15 per year off your energy bill.'

However, the 61-year-old Prince might need to tackle his own family's washing habits before telling the rest of the country how to behave.
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A spokesman simply said: 'The Prince of Wales does the vast majority of the things on the list.' His other ideas for small steps to save the planet include 'loving your leftovers', holidaying closer to home and reusing 'what can't be recycled, such as paint tins'.
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The Prince's Jaguar, Audi and Range Rover cars run on biodiesel made from used cooking oil, while his 40- year-old Aston Martin uses bioethanol made entirely from wine.

Last year Charles, cut carbon emissions by 4 per cent at his four households and increased the use of renewable energy to 22 per cent.

Flashback: Prince Charles drops jet for yacht - World news - World environment - msnbc.com

Britain's Prince Charles, eschewing pollution-spewing jets, is touring the Caribbean on a 246-foot megayacht, complete with hot tub, gym and 24-member crew.

Flashback: The Prince of hypocrites: Charles embarks on 16,000 mile 'green' crusade... aboard a private jet | Mail Online

Prince Charles was accused of hypocrisy last night for using a private jet on an 'environmental' tour of South America.

The prince will travel to the region next month in a visit costing an estimated £300,000 as part of his crusade against global warming.

He will use a luxury airliner to transport himself, the Duchess of Cornwall and a 14-strong entourage to Chile, Brazil and Ecuador on a 16,400-mile round trip.

[Ecuador attempts to milk the global warming hoax for $3.6 billion in cash]

In the sentiment of contributing to global environmental health, the trust fund will rely on international donors and provide mechanisms for small donations from global citizens as well. The idea is that Ecuador will put in half of the land’s worth, about $3.6 billion, from its own pockets and will rely on the rest of the world to provide the rest.
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But, will they simply overturn the resolution that has made them instant environmental saints?

Church of Scotland opposes coal-fired power station | Ekklesia

One of the most senior Church of Scotland ministers has written to the Scottish Government urging it to consider carefully the impact plans for a new power station that will, the Kirk claims, undermine the Scottish Government’s plans to reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint.