More hot air from Lib-Dems

Ban for outdoor heaters?

This one will go down well in a few pubs in South Shields - NOT!

Why does it have to take a Lib -Dem MEP to spout this sort of nonsensical hot air? I can just imagine Kirkpatricks in Ocean Road, or The Bamburgh, and quite a few other South Shields pubs getting really hot under the collar if they are told that their customers can no longer enjoy the comfort of their outdoor patio gas heaters!

Is this yet another sop to the enviro-taliban movement?

Dr Eric Johnson, National Expert Reviewer for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said the price paid in terms of global warming was small.

“The overall impact of outdoor heaters on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions is very minimal, and once you look at the domestic models used in homes, the impact is almost non-existent,” he said.

“Once comparisons start with well-known offenders such as aeroplanes, outdoor heaters dwarf in comparison. In actual fact, plasma TVs produce far more CO2 than patio heaters when you compare normal usage patterns for each appliance.

“What constitutes a waste of energy is always going to be open to debate, but it is important that the public is properly educated about environmental impacts in order to make informed decisions on their everyday activities.”

One of the biggest wastes of energy must surely be the EC Commission and Parliament which still roams between Brussels and Strasbourg and does little to satisfy the everyday expectations of it’s citizens