Comments on: Olympic sized Pork Pies anyone? http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/ Life post oil and post carbon Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Windymiller http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9940 Windymiller Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:25:39 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9940 So this rumbles on :- Todays Times:-Olympics wind turbine is scrapped, threatening green pledges for 2012 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article7143826.ece So this rumbles on :-
Todays Times:-Olympics wind turbine is scrapped, threatening green pledges for 2012

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article7143826.ece

]]> By: Des Fleet http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9907 Des Fleet Sun, 16 May 2010 13:36:54 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9907 sounds akin to gettin hancock to rubbish the railways in the 60,s.. but sneakier.....so some road builder and his mates profit from building of road system.....and edf want to build nuclear facilities? sounds akin to gettin hancock to rubbish the railways in the 60,s.. but sneakier…..so some road builder and his mates profit from building of road system…..and edf want to build nuclear facilities?

]]> By: Simba http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9843 Simba Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:00:59 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9843 @ Zolov, A wet finger doesn't count as a wind monitoring station btw. :-P @ Zolov,

A wet finger doesn’t count as a wind monitoring station btw. :-P

]]> By: zolov http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9842 zolov Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:51:01 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9842 You couls say the same about your Berkaley Vale site. Local private wind monitoring stations say NO WIND! You couls say the same about your Berkaley Vale site. Local private wind monitoring stations say NO WIND!

]]> By: Simba http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9749 Simba Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:56:47 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9749 just got a google alert about this.... oops-a-daisy EDF! http://www.nce.co.uk/major-projects/london-2012-olympics/olympic-park-turbine-was-not-in-doubt-says-oda/5214037.article just got a google alert about this….

oops-a-daisy EDF!

http://www.nce.co.uk/major-projects/london-2012-olympics/olympic-park-turbine-was-not-in-doubt-says-oda/5214037.article

]]> By: dale Vince http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9745 dale Vince Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:48:36 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9745 Hi Windymiller - you're right there is a lot more to the story than this. But there's no way EDF were pressured into going public on this. They failed to win the tender (having tried) 12 months ago, this announcement makes no sense other than as face saving news manipulation. Cheers. Hi Windymiller – you’re right there is a lot more to the story than this.

But there’s no way EDF were pressured into going public on this. They failed to win the tender (having tried) 12 months ago, this announcement makes no sense other than as face saving news manipulation.

Cheers.

]]> By: ben http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9744 ben Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:29:30 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9744 It seems like a continuation of bad journalism towards eco-agendas not giving the full details of this non-event. One can argue about the implications of EDF's wind turbine in the media (and the lack of anyone else's for that matter), but if the Olympic committee really want to go green then there is an awful lots of other things they should be doing, not just high impact million pound structures. It seems like a continuation of bad journalism towards eco-agendas not giving the full details of this non-event.

One can argue about the implications of EDF’s wind turbine in the media (and the lack of anyone else’s for that matter), but if the Olympic committee really want to go green then there is an awful lots of other things they should be doing, not just high impact million pound structures.

]]> By: Windymiller http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9712 Windymiller Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:38:28 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9712 SO much more behind this story......... I am aware of a number of manufacturers who have been approached and have declined putting this turbine in. Someone at the olympic committee thought it would be nice to have a big turbine to reinforce the "greenness" of the 2012 olympics. I was involved with one of those who walked away and it makes no sense on SO many levels. Wind regime for one is not good enough, the proposal is right on top of accomodation buildings and right next to rail lines - so the health and safety aspect is also a huge turn off. I am surprised that EDF had their arms twisted to go public on looking at this - the others looked, said no and walked away and kept out of the media. SO much more behind this story……… I am aware of a number of manufacturers who have been approached and have declined putting this turbine in. Someone at the olympic committee thought it would be nice to have a big turbine to reinforce the “greenness” of the 2012 olympics.
I was involved with one of those who walked away and it makes no sense on SO many levels. Wind regime for one is not good enough, the proposal is right on top of accomodation buildings and right next to rail lines – so the health and safety aspect is also a huge turn off. I am surprised that EDF had their arms twisted to go public on looking at this – the others looked, said no and walked away and kept out of the media.

]]> By: Robin http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9710 Robin Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:59:35 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9710 Looks like a spoiler to me... they didn't get the contract, so they planted a story to undermine the technology and reduce media traction (no-longer news). If the story opens up again, they'll push nuclear as the future etc etc Looks like a spoiler to me… they didn’t get the contract, so they planted a story to undermine the technology and reduce media traction (no-longer news). If the story opens up again, they’ll push nuclear as the future etc etc

]]> By: James http://zerocarbonista.com/2010/01/29/olympic-sized-pork-pies-anyone/#comment-9708 James Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:53:43 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/?p=786#comment-9708 lol, I like the pie, very fitting. lol, I like the pie, very fitting.

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