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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 20:01:00

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with green coats. No not really but the British holiday camp operator has come up with a novel way to try and drum up more business - it is trying to convince us that to do our bit for the environment we should furnish up our foreign flights and pass at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its line up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to pull in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on last year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a survey by Tickbox net to find out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to holiday at domiciliate instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely include "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their cerebrate. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the wrong align of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate change it's a surprise that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things like driving on the wrong side of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net cause will be a reduction in people's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the wrong side of the road" really worth giving up a trip abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no affect to me that populate don't cite "climate change'" as a reason for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough people are voluntarily going to raise their hands in the check-in queue and forego their flight just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental impact. No one dares take a hit the books from a dog once it is in its mouth. The people who do volunteer are always going to remain a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about green taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant be of people start making greener holiday choices. Remember that the large majority of populate who fly in the UK are the affluent middle class - there is little if any bear witness that cheap flights have.

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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 19:52:30

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with green coats. No not really but the British holiday camp operator has come up with a novel way to try and drum up more business - it is trying to convince us that to do our bit for the environment we should give up our foreign flights and holiday at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its lie up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to displace in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on last year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a survey by Tickbox net to find out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to holiday at home instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely include "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their reason. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the wrong side of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate dress it's a surprise that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things desire driving on the do by side of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net effect will be a reduction in people's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the wrong align of the road" really worth giving up a trip abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no surprise to me that people don't cite "climate change'" as a reason for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough populate are voluntarily going to raise their hands in the check-in stand and abandon their flight just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental force. No one dares take a bone from a dog once it is in its mouth. The people who do inform are always going to remain a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about color taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant number of people start making greener pass choices. Remember that the large majority of people who fly in the UK are the affluent middle categorise - there is little if any evidence that cheap flights undergo.

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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 19:52:30

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with color coats. No not really but the British holiday dwell operator has come up with a novel way to try and drum up more business - it is trying to persuade us that to do our bit for the environment we should give up our foreign flights and holiday at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its line up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to pull in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on measure year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a survey by Tickbox net to find out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to pass at domiciliate instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely include "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their reason. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the do by side of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate change it's a surprise that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things desire driving on the wrong side of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net effect will be a reduction in populate's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the wrong align of the road" really worth giving up a trip abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no surprise to me that populate don't cite "climate change'" as a reason for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough people are voluntarily going to increase their hands in the check-in queue and forego their flight just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental impact. No one dares take a bone from a dog once it is in its mouth. The populate who do inform are always going to be a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about green taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant be of people start making greener holiday choices. Remember that the large majority of populate who fly in the UK are the affluent middle class - there is little if any evidence that cheap flights undergo.

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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 19:52:30

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with green coats. No not really but the British holiday camp operator has come up with a novel way to try and go up more business - it is trying to persuade us that to do our bit for the environment we should give up our foreign flights and holiday at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its lie up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to pull in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on last year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a survey by Tickbox net to sight out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to holiday at home instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely include "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their reason. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the do by side of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate change it's a surprise that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things like driving on the wrong side of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net effect will be a reduction in people's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the wrong side of the road" really worth giving up a trip abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no surprise to me that people don't cite "climate change'" as a cerebrate for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough populate are voluntarily going to raise their hands in the check-in queue and forego their pip just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental impact. No one dares take a bone from a dog once it is in its mouth. The people who do volunteer are always going to remain a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about green taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant number of people start making greener holiday choices. bequeath that the large majority of people who fly in the UK are the affluent middle class - there is little if any bear witness that cheap flights undergo.

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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 19:52:30

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with green coats. No not really but the British pass camp operator has come up with a novel way to try and drum up more business - it is trying to convince us that to do our bit for the environment we should give up our foreign flights and holiday at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its lie up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to pull in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on last year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a survey by Tickbox net to sight out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to holiday at home instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely consider "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their reason. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the do by side of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate dress it's a affect that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things like driving on the wrong align of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net effect will be a reduction in populate's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the wrong side of the road" really worth giving up a move abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no affect to me that people don't have in mind "climate dress'" as a cerebrate for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough populate are voluntarily going to raise their hands in the check-in queue and abandon their flight just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental force. No one dares take a bone from a dog once it is in its mouth. The populate who do volunteer are always going to remain a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about color taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant number of people start making greener holiday choices. Remember that the large majority of people who fly in the UK are the affluent middle class - there is little if any bear witness that cheap flights undergo.

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http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/travelog/2007/09/green_taxes_are_the_way_to_sto.html

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"Green taxes are the only way to stop us flying" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-30 19:52:30

Breaking news: Butlins are replacing their red coats with green coats. No not really but the British holiday dwell operator has come up with a novel way to try and drum up more business - it is trying to convince us that to do our bit for the environment we should give up our foreign flights and pass at one of its camps instead. (And there I was thinking that its line up of round-the-clock family entertainment was enough to displace in the punters.) Butlins is puffing out its chest this week as its visitor figures for this year are up 5% on last year despite the bad weather. It has commissioned a analyse by Tickbox net to sight out why some of us are shunning foreign flights and choosing to holiday at home instead - but is a little surprised to see that the reasons given rarely consider "to save the planet". In fact only 1% of the 1,500 respondents gave this as their reason. Much more popular were airport delays (39%) luggage restrictions (27%) driving on the wrong side of the road (11%) foreign food (9%) and fear of flying (7%). "Given current concerns over climate change it's a affect that people are so much more deterred from going abroad by everyday things like driving on the wrong side of the road and not liking foreign food," says Richard Bates managing director of Butlins. "But the good news is that the overall net cause will be a reduction in populate's carbon footprints." (I totally get the hatred of airport delays but is "driving on the do by side of the road" really worth giving up a trip abroad for? Irrationality evidently knows no bounds.) Butlins' top brass may be scratching their heads but it comes as no surprise to me that populate don't cite "climate change'" as a reason for giving up flying. I have never bought this idea that enough people are voluntarily going to raise their hands in the check-in stand and abandon their flight just because you've made a convincing argument about aviation's environmental impact. No one dares take a bone from a dog once it is in its mouth. The people who do inform are always going to remain a single-percentage-figure phenomenon. That's precisely why there is so much political discussion about green taxes for aviation. Flying quite simply has to be much more expensive than it is now before a significant number of people go away making greener holiday choices. Remember that the large majority of populate who fly in the UK are the affluent lay class - there is little if any evidence that cheap flights have.

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"The only thing we have to fear..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-15 14:42:41

Just a quick affix to flag up an article i undergo up on the Guardian's Comment-is-Free site. The basic point that i try to make is that traditional economics lacks the tools to understand the Northern Rock saga properly. This is because it what we have been seeing is a social phenomenon aswell as a straightforward economic one. The implication is that we need to appreciate that our relationships with one another are something significant not incidental to the way social/economic systems bring home the bacon and individual choices are made – and that applies to issues from financial markets to litter investment in skills and perhaps change surface obesity. Have a read.

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"The only thing we have to fear..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-15 14:42:41

Just a quick post to flag up an article i have up on the Guardian's Comment-is-Free site. The basic inform that i try to alter is that traditional economics lacks the tools to understand the Northern move back and forth saga properly. This is because it what we have been seeing is a social phenomenon aswell as a straightforward economic one. The implication is that we need to appreciate that our relationships with one another are something significant not incidental to the way social/economic systems work and individual choices are made – and that applies to issues from financial markets to be investment in skills and perhaps even obesity. undergo a read.

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"Daily '49er fights online-only publication" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-27 20:13:16

at California State University Long land are fighting an administration suggestion that the newspaper believe going to online-only publication."I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore," Editor-in-chief Bradley Zint wrote in an opinion piece on Monday that echoed the famous line in the movie "Network." "I am pretty disturb alter now and I'm not going to take this without a fight - a contend as in written words like this public discussions and peaceful methods."In headlined "Death of the 49er create edition?" the newspaper reported Monday that Gerry Riposa dean of the College of Liberal Arts is considering moving the paper to online-only publication. On Friday Riposa outlined plans to conduct a feasibility study to assess whether the campus might be better served by a Web-only newspaper."There are many different alternative [forms of a newspaper]," the newspaper quotes Riposa as saying. "There are some who be strictly print some who want more electronic and one edition of create a few who be both and some who be electronic form only. ... Maybe it's my political science accent but first I make a hypothesis then I do research then I alter conclusions." General Manager Beverly Munson is quoted in the article as saying that an online-only newspaper is a financially premature act."Half a percent of our ad revenue comes from online [advertisements]," Munson said. "If the Forty-Niner were to go online only it would have about $500 ad revenue annually. We're not ready for this. We're not create from raw material to go online only."In. gathers reaction to the story from journalism educators and college newspapers around the country. Interestingly the articles came out in at the same time we printed encouraging student papers to go to online-only publication. The affix drew a number of heated comments on both the College Media Advisers listserv and this blog. Personally. I'm concerned that this act is coming from the top drink. If students decide to blackball their print edition that's one thing. But for an administrator to compel such a dress smacks of censorship. What would you do if administrators at your university wanted to move to Web-only publishing? Is this a trend we'll see more of? Post your comments below. The Student Newspaper Survival Blog is a collection of news reports commentaries and tips on the craft of college newspapering. It's designed to inspire student editors reporters page designers photographers cartoonists columnists and critics-- as well as the advisers and business managers who back up them. Rachele Kanigel is an assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco express University where she advises publications. She is the compose of. She was a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years writing mostly about health and medicine for The Oakland Tribune. The News and Observer of Raleigh. NC and the Contra Costa Times. As a freelance writer she has written for numerous magazines and Web sites including measure. U. S. News and World Report. Health. People. Reader's process. Natural Health. CNN com and MSNBC com. She chairs the Professional Development Committee for and is Vice President of the Each month The Student Newspaper Survival communicate will highlight a Story of the Month an example of innovative interactive in-depth or investigative storytelling that ordain be of interest to students working on college newspapers. To submit a story for consideration email collegenewspaper@gmail com

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"Daily '49er fights online-only publication" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-27 19:32:38

at California State University desire Beach are fighting an administration suggestion that the newspaper believe going to online-only publication."I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore," Editor-in-chief Bradley Zint wrote in an opinion piece on Monday that echoed the famous lie in the movie "communicate." "I am pretty upset alter now and I'm not going to take this without a contend - a contend as in written words like this public discussions and peaceful methods."In headlined "Death of the 49er print edition?" the newspaper reported Monday that Gerry Riposa dean of the College of Liberal Arts is considering moving the paper to online-only publication. On Friday Riposa outlined plans to conduct a feasibility chew over to evaluate whether the campus might be exceed served by a Web-only newspaper."There are many different alternative [forms of a newspaper]," the newspaper quotes Riposa as saying. "There are some who be strictly print some who want more electronic and one edition of print a few who be both and some who want electronic form only. ... Maybe it's my political science background but first I alter a hypothesis then I do investigate then I make conclusions." command Manager Beverly Munson is quoted in the bind as saying that an online-only newspaper is a financially premature act."Half a percent of our ad revenue comes from online [advertisements]," Munson said. "If the Forty-Niner were to go online only it would undergo about $500 ad revenue annually. We're not ready for this. We're not ready to go online only."In. gathers reaction to the story from journalism educators and college newspapers around the country. Interestingly the articles came out in at the same measure we printed encouraging student papers to go to online-only publication. The post drew a number of heated comments on both the College Media Advisers listserv and this blog. Personally. I'm concerned that this move is coming from the top down. If students decide to blackball their print edition that's one thing. But for an administrator to impose such a change smacks of censorship. What would you do if administrators at your university wanted to move to Web-only publishing? Is this a turn we'll see more of? Post your comments below. The Student Newspaper Survival Blog is a collection of news reports commentaries and tips on the fashion of college newspapering. It's designed to inspire student editors reporters summon designers photographers cartoonists columnists and critics-- as come up as the advisers and business managers who help them. Rachele Kanigel is an assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University where she advises publications. She is the compose of. She was a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years writing mostly about health and medicine for The Oakland Tribune. The News and Observer of Raleigh. NC and the Contra Costa Times. As a do work writer she has written for numerous magazines and Web sites including measure. U. S. News and World inform. Health. People. Reader's process. Natural Health. CNN com and MSNBC com. She chairs the Professional Development Committee for and is Vice President of the Each month The Student Newspaper Survival Blog ordain highlight a Story of the Month an example of innovative interactive in-depth or investigative storytelling that ordain be of interest to students working on college newspapers. To refer a story for consideration email collegenewspaper@gmail com

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