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The government is increasingly moving its original promise to be a friend of the environment

Charles Koch is a billionaire and a skeptic of global warming. At least he was until last week when a study funded which indicated that estimates of global temperature rise in the last century there was, after all, artificially stimulated by the "urban heat island "effect.

skeptics like Mr. Koch argued that the data had been distorted by the stations of the temperature that is absorbed by, or closer to the city. Now, a study by the surface temperature of the Berkeley project land in California found that "highly rural" stations Temperature km of new towns and cities have been global warming since 1900 of 0.9%. Global warming, as believers in climate change is directly attributable to the increased emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases since the start of the industrial revolution.

cultural, social, political and economic as well as to mitigate its impact. This requires strong leadership and long-term vision. If collectively we act now, the potential outcome at the international level could be instability, conflict and the collapse as the water becomes a scarcer resource, food production is affected and sources of energy vulnerable.

The public has awakened to the need to change bad habits - recycling has become a national pastime. It is a matter of deep concern that the coalition does not seem to share this sense of urgency and calls instead of a negative contradiction between economic prosperity and a sustainable future.
David Cameron, said shortly after the last election that he wanted her to be "the greenest government ever." His current actions do little to improve its claim to such a reputation.