Comments on: Energy futures in Kent and the use of coal http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/ "We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down" - Aneurin Bevan, 1953 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Climate Camp and a Red/Green way forward « Though Cowards Flinch http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-3871 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:08:05 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-3871 [...] and the City climate camp last year haven’t stopped the building of the new power station (not that it should) or advanced an alternative to the carbon trading of the Kyoto [...]

]]> By: Looking for in Kent http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1807 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:12:33 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1807 [...] Energy futures in Kent and the use of coal « Though Cowards Flinch [...]

]]> By: The Bickerstaffe Record » Blog Archive » The fifth tradition (Chapter 1 of 6): Why the Labour party still matters to the left http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1771 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:21:47 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1771 [...] But the Green party is not a party of the left.  While it has members who are of the left – some of them intelligent and committed – as a whole the party does not pass the basic eligibility test for membership of the left.  The Green Party’s primary purpose is not to represent the interests of the working class.   Any party who has high profile spokespeople who think the recession is a good thing is, I’m afraid not to be trusted.  And many Labour party members up and down the country know that, because they know the Green party members in their area are more interested in environmental statements than they are in ordinary people’s lives. [...]

]]> By: The Bickerstaffe Record » Blog Archive » Two things for you to ponder pending my return http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1768 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:17:16 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1768 [...] I think I may engage with the returned Comrade Semple on the matter of how clean technologies might be introduced in a way that does not batter the poor, [...]

]]> By: charliemarks http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1765 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:35:58 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1765 If there are tough conditions on pollution, it might be acceptable.

]]> By: Dave Semple http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1763 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:40:42 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1763 Do you think they should build the Kingsnorth plant then Charlie?

]]> By: charliemarks http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1762 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:21:38 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1762 Open cast coal mining isn’t very eco-friendly, might I add.

I’m with you on this one, Dave – naturally on the public ownership aspect, but also on the issue of electricity costs – but then, who does want skyrocketing energy bills? CCS is a must – even if it’s unproven, it’d be good if it could work.

]]> By: Robert http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/2009/07/09/energy-futures-in-kent-and-the-use-of-coal/#comment-1761 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:24:05 +0000 http://thoughcowardsflinch.com/?p=765#comment-1761 Well in my area the government thought it would re-open a coal mine, but not the old way an open cast hole in the gr

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