Comments on: Castlehunting http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/ Raising Bernard Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karen http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-584 karen Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:31:30 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-584 <p>Good points. Gives me something to think about - and post about - thank you.</p> Good points. Gives me something to think about – and post about – thank you.

]]> By: graybo http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-583 graybo Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:25:07 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-583 <p>New Internationalist can be found here - http://www.newint.org/</p> <p>Unfortunately, the article won't be online until 6-8 weeks after publication of the paper edition. Hum.</p> <p>Anyhow, I think I spotted your tasty link, which is what brought the subject up in my mind - and then I saw the NI adverts. I must admit that I'm troubled by how much of this money spent on offsets is swallowed up in admin costs and profits for the organisation doing the offsetting. And does it really encourage us to reduce our polluting activities, which is what we should really do, I guess.</p> <p>Hmm. I should have this discussion on my own site, not in your comment box.</p> New Internationalist can be found here – http://www.newint.org/

Unfortunately, the article won’t be online until 6-8 weeks after publication of the paper edition. Hum.

Anyhow, I think I spotted your tasty link, which is what brought the subject up in my mind – and then I saw the NI adverts. I must admit that I’m troubled by how much of this money spent on offsets is swallowed up in admin costs and profits for the organisation doing the offsetting. And does it really encourage us to reduce our polluting activities, which is what we should really do, I guess.

Hmm. I should have this discussion on my own site, not in your comment box.

]]> By: karen http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-582 karen Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:47:53 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-582 <p>I believe I delicioused such a thing just the other day. <a href="http://www.climatecare.org/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">yer tis</a>.</p> I believe I delicioused such a thing just the other day. yer tis.

]]> By: graybo http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-581 graybo Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:44:03 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-581 <p>On a different topic, the New Internationalist is advertising an article they are running that suggests that these schemes where you can pay in to a kitty every time you do something that results in CO2 emissions may not be all that they are stacked up to be. I'll see if I can find a copy of the article and learn more.</p> On a different topic, the New Internationalist is advertising an article they are running that suggests that these schemes where you can pay in to a kitty every time you do something that results in CO2 emissions may not be all that they are stacked up to be. I’ll see if I can find a copy of the article and learn more.

]]> By: graybo http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-580 graybo Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:42:12 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-580 <p>No, I'm just a pain in the bum.</p> No, I’m just a pain in the bum.

]]> By: karen http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-579 karen Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:37:43 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-579 <p>I swear you do this on purpose to vex me, Graybo....!!</p> I swear you do this on purpose to vex me, Graybo….!!

]]> By: graybo http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-578 graybo Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:33:13 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-578 <p>Mind you, having said that, we want to move to a place closer to station/amenities. But our first step into joint-ownership was a rural retreat.</p> Mind you, having said that, we want to move to a place closer to station/amenities. But our first step into joint-ownership was a rural retreat.

]]> By: graybo http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/comment-page-1/#comment-577 graybo Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:25:08 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/06/castlehunting/#comment-577 <p>Maybe not too much to ask, but certainly quite a lot to ask. You might find that it is cheaper to spend a couple of grand on a second car and get a bigger house that is more remote from public transport and amenities. You can always drive to the station rather than drive all the way.</p> Maybe not too much to ask, but certainly quite a lot to ask. You might find that it is cheaper to spend a couple of grand on a second car and get a bigger house that is more remote from public transport and amenities. You can always drive to the station rather than drive all the way.

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