tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post7107815885275831860..comments2023-07-21T09:17:17.142-07:00Comments on Test 25636: MP's detailed travel expenses on the web - thanks to Norman BakerPaul Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-24603989455954097102007-02-16T00:20:00.000-08:002007-02-16T00:20:00.000-08:00DavidI could make similar remarks about the Conser...David<br><br>I could make similar remarks about the Conservative shadow minister for the environment, Greg Barker, who claimed four times as much for car travel as he did for train fares. Barker's constituency is the same distance from the Commons as Huhnes, and is similarly served by trains.<br><br>All the best<br>PaulPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-79165749428550270112007-02-15T09:47:00.000-08:002007-02-15T09:47:00.000-08:00What about the congestion that he is contributing ...What about the congestion that he is contributing to?<br><br>Also, didn't Chris Huhne own shares in gold mining company/ies until fairly recently?<br><br>Gold mining involves the use of cyanide - not environmentally friendly.David O'Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-59966082666215066792007-02-14T05:31:00.000-08:002007-02-14T05:31:00.000-08:00JimA Prius has carbon emissions of 104 g/km.That i...Jim<br><br>A Prius has carbon emissions of 104 g/km.<br><br>That is ultra low and this car is hailed as one of greenest cars on the market. The Friends of the Earth have recommended it:<br><br>http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/evidence/eac_carbon_transport.pdf<br><br>Also, it was Number 2 in the Guardian Top Ten green cars, where they (the Guardian) said: "it has the lowest CO2 emissions on the market"Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-42169197497215744932007-02-14T04:33:00.000-08:002007-02-14T04:33:00.000-08:00There are 3 trains every hour between Eastleigh an...There are 3 trains every hour between Eastleigh and Waterloo and then a short walk to Westminster.<br><br>A Prius on the motorway (M3 Eastleigh to London) only gets 40 mpg.<br><br>Green it is not.jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-16608252933139798442007-02-14T03:13:00.000-08:002007-02-14T03:13:00.000-08:00But it's for travel (presumably) in his Toyota...But it's for travel (presumably) in his Toyota Prius which is a SULEV - Super Ultra Low Emissions VehiclePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-63527584323002871282007-02-14T02:56:00.000-08:002007-02-14T02:56:00.000-08:00Big shame about Chris Huhne that 90% or so of his ...Big shame about Chris Huhne that 90% or so of his travel claim was for driving his car the 75 miles between Eastleigh and London!<br><br>This Environmental spokesman needs to go back to school.jimSnoreply@blogger.com