tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post4988156053525815758..comments2023-09-28T13:28:52.243+01:00Comments on Raedwald: All that glitters is not GreenRaedwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-39490018357323798622017-11-12T12:56:33.250+00:002017-11-12T12:56:33.250+00:00Not totally sure where you’re going with this one,...Not totally sure where you’re going with this one, Radders.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-51665922636274608442017-11-11T22:47:17.198+00:002017-11-11T22:47:17.198+00:00Luvvies are not so admired as they once were. It’s...Luvvies are not so admired as they once were. It’s not just that they told us to vote against Leave; vote against Trump; take in migrants (when they in their big houses don’t); pay through the nose for "green" energy, whilst they jet off all over the world; it’s also that they helped to cover up sexual abuse in their own industry for years.<br /><br />Celebrities and Green poseurs are often one and the same and they are patronising, finger-wagging, sanctimonious hypocrites. And probably think the Grauniad and the BBC are unbiased.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-31191560020734605822017-11-11T22:32:11.309+00:002017-11-11T22:32:11.309+00:00Raedwald, Does your picture represent the 1970s of...Raedwald, Does your picture represent the 1970s office block that was pulled down to make way for Bloomberg's brand new Foster building? We should be told.Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-80703043306367538032017-11-11T22:26:38.381+00:002017-11-11T22:26:38.381+00:00And then there's all the CO2 emitted by people...And then there's all the CO2 emitted by people traipsing into central London from 10, 100, or more miles away to go and work in the nice shiny new building. But that doesn't count, does it?Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-88615128535793239462017-11-11T21:49:21.522+00:002017-11-11T21:49:21.522+00:00The chase for BREAAM boasting rights was at least ...The chase for BREAAM boasting rights was at least somewhat (perhaps totally) contributory to the Grenfell Tower disaster.<br /><br />From the little factual information that has been released on the Bloomberg buildings I believe it is possible that this might very soon prove to be a "sick building". Certainly recycling cooling tower exhaust (unless there is a very good disinfecting system, which kinda negates the idea of not using mains water) could very easily result in Legionaires disease. The idea that human waste can be disposed of without good flushing WC's has already been disproved in many buildings. I predict many future rehab projects to align the buildings use to reality.<br /><br />Apart from that the whole premise is flawed, as has been found with the diesel vehicle debacle, reducing CO2 (as a proxy of reducing energy use) has exposed the city to far more noxious compounds NOX and soot.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-10420582382757828962017-11-11T18:09:04.694+00:002017-11-11T18:09:04.694+00:00Of course it isn't "toxic" to either...Of course it isn't "toxic" to either the plant or the planet. <br /><br />It just has a small effect on global temperatures, enough to make a difference to glaciers and ice sheets.<br /><br />Around here, the temperature often hovers around freezing point in the Winter, so a change of one degree Celsius can make the difference between snow lying or melting.<br /><br />Don CoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-33969119296520233272017-11-11T14:58:20.801+00:002017-11-11T14:58:20.801+00:00Thanks for the bullshit warning Raedwald. The buil...Thanks for the bullshit warning Raedwald. The built environment is an area I know very little of except for use.<br /><br />A teacher explaining the affect of CO2 on plants at my nephew's school was taken to task by one of the class when he said the gas was toxic to the planet. Said teacher erected an experiment with one plant exposed to CO2 at 500ppm and a second to 1000ppm. Took all of a week to prove it wasn't. Facts can cruel at that age.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-59090711649738027662017-11-11T13:59:53.937+00:002017-11-11T13:59:53.937+00:00The energy-saving claim should have to factor in t...The energy-saving claim should have to factor in the total energy costs of demolishing and rebuilding the new.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-84831198320242609462017-11-11T11:51:50.717+00:002017-11-11T11:51:50.717+00:00Show me ANY company that doesn't have a policy...<br />Show me ANY company that doesn't have a policy that simply plays lip service to the cause, promote their 'green credentials' or extract monies from <b>you</b> to pay for it.<br /><br />Hotels that ask you to 'reuse your towel to help save the environment' are a particular gripe of mine and cause me to make an extra effort to toss used and <b>unused</b> towels in the bath for replacement PURELY because of their arrogant attitude that makes them think I'm not conscious of my surroundings or such issues.<br /><br />Green campaigning has only ever benefited corporate profits - has done ZERO for the customer and is purely an excuse to increase prices.<br /><br />I'd even go so far as to claim that most green efforts are misguided (to be charitable) or outright fraud (which is more common) and that the prevalence of suspicious fires at green recycling businesses is hiding the real truth of the industry.<br /><br />Certainly, as Radders illustrates, the BS is still rank and serving its purpose. We need more open criticism of these policies to re-establish common sense and proper belief, and trust, in the subject.Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-46791376568638899182017-11-11T08:25:01.498+00:002017-11-11T08:25:01.498+00:00I wonder if there's a single person in those o...I wonder if there's a single person in those offices doing anything productive or useful. My guess is that the whole edifice is just a demonstration of Parkinson's Law.<br /><br />Don CoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com