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Mean Joe Green #54: Prince Charles Says Climate Change Worse Than Financial Crisis

Joe Mohr — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:13:57 +0000

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Should We Care about Prince Charles’s Global Warming Themed Tour to Chile, Brazil, and Ecuador?

Levi Novey — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:01:49 +0000

It’s beginning to become a perennial question I ask myself when a celebrity goes on an environmentally-themed speaking tour or does something “green” I’m supposed to appreciate. Should I care?

This time, I woke up to read news about how today is the first day of Prince Charles’s South American environmental-themed tour. First country up: Chile. Among his activities he will participate in a round table discussion about global warming and also will attend a kick-off event for an energy efficiency campaign, all while along the side of conservation-credible Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. But the fun doesn’t end there.

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Prince Charles Bashed for Carbon Footprint of ‘Eco-Tour’

Timothy B. Hurst — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:46:16 +0000

Prince Charles has been criticized by Labour MPs for the carbon footprint of his South American tour to promote climate change awareness and a low carbon economy, slated for next month.

The Prince of Wales and a 14-person entourage will embark on a 16,000-mile trip next month, estimated to release 322 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. On the tour, Charles will focus on the problem of tropical deforestation and enlist the help of the business community to fight climate change and grow a low carbon economy.

Although Charles has said he would be purchasing carbon offsets for the South American tour, he has not been able to deflect criticism from some Members of Parliament who have lambasted the Prince for the trip’s “hideous cost.”

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How Will A Carbon Market Drive Economic Land Reform?

Chris Milton — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:53:13 +0000

Gazing into the future of a carbon market, two things seem certain: a fundamental change to the economy and sweeping land reforms.

There are two well known and highly charged sayings about land:

The fast approaching world of a carbon market could see how we use land becoming the most important issue in stopping climate change becoming a disaster for mankind.

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Prince Charles Attacks Emphasis on Wind and Solar Power in Green Building Industry

Timothy B. Hurst — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:42:02 +0000

The Prince of Wales criticized the green building industry for relying on eco-gadgets like wind turbines and solar panels while ignoring inefficient buildings.

The heir apparent to the British Crown, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales has called on developers to use traditional methods and materials alongside the best in “eco-technology” to solve the problem of creating environmentally friendly properties instead of opting for “slick, highly marketed techno-fixes.”

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Prince Charles Runs Aston Martin on English Wine

Max Lindberg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:33:45 +0000

Bonnie Prince Charles, in a symbolic gesture, has converted his 38 year old Aston Martin rag top to run on ethanol, derived from English Wine. Aides said the action was due to the pattern of Royal trips set by the Foreign Office.

Prince Charles Chief Aide, Sir Michael Peat is quoted as saying:

‘Charles only travelled two or three hundred miles a year in the Aston but he wanted it to be environmentally friendly. It just happened that our bioethanol supplier makes the fuel from surplus English wine.’

The Prince has been reducing his carbon footprint, already cutting carbon emissions by 12.5 percent, in line with the Government’s Kyoto target. He has since doubled the target to a 25 percent reduction in emissions by 2018.

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