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Caroline Lucas and Jeremy Leggett speaking, Shaun Chamberlain listening to right of speaker. David Fleming only on the screen.
Moderator: Peak Moderation
That's just what I was thinking just now, when I walked down the main road with a constant stream of cars slowing down and pulling out to pass meDominicJ wrote:Roads predate cars.
Well built roads are as useful to walkers and carter as they are cars.
(Dunno if Admin might like to move this thread to TEQs rather than leave it here in News?)Welcome to the latest TEQs update, and a special welcome to the many new subscribers who have joined us over the past few days.
It's been a hectic few days for everyone connected with the TEQs campaign. For me personally, yesterday started with a cab pulling up at my door at 5am to whisk me off to BBC White City for an interview on the "Wake Up To Money" show. Just what you need ahead of a big day!
The launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil report into TEQs later that morning was a real pleasure. John Hemming MP, Caroline Lucas MP and Jeremy Leggett all spoke extremely well about TEQs, and the video footage of the event is being edited as I write. The first videos have just gone live on our website, and the rest should follow within 24 hours.
The media coverage of yesterday's launch has so far been exceptional, with coverage from the BBC, Bloomberg News, *Time *magazine, the *Financial Times
* and many others. It is still ongoing too, as I was interviewed by *The
Times* just a couple of hours ago. There have also been some excellent blogs commenting on the launch.
We are adding links to all the coverage to our media page as soon as we become aware of it, so if you would like to check it out (including my pre-6am interview!) head to: http://teqs.net/report/media-coverage-and-launch-event/
That is also where the videos of the event will continue to be placed.
A number of interesting propositions have been put to us over the past couple of days in terms of furthering the TEQs campaign. If these come to fruition and there is news to report, you will be the first to hear about it.
If you are keen to do more to push TEQs towards implementation, please check out our "Help make it happen" page at: http://teqs.net/report/support/
Also, positive comments left on blog posts, news articles etc are surprisingly influential, so do take a moment to comment as you browse the media coverage.
Many thanks for your support,
Shaun Chamberlin
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TEQs Development Director
The Lean Economy Connection
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For sure. I'd say it's best chance of implementation is after physical energy shortage. It can only work if the thing being rationed is accepted as being scarce, that certainly isn't the case with the majority today.RalphW wrote:I used to be anti this kind of scheme as far too complicated and unrealistic and expensive and confusing.
Now I see it increasingly as our last best hope. Small that it is.
The thing to keep in mind is how difficult a sell it will be. If someone as eco and PO aware as me has only recently seen the light, it is going to be a very hard sell to the Top Gear crowd.
I think it is that this scheme would require us all to recognise and internalise the end of 'Business as Usual', and all that implies. Even I was not mentally prepared for that until recently.