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And there's another one, Mark - did you see Countryfile on Sunday and the National News on Monday explaining why burning wood is a carbon plus ? And, unlike most of the alternatives it can actually improve the environment - 500,000 hectares of woodland aren't managed in England and the RSPB's research ahowed that this is one of the main factors behind the decline in woodland birds (along with problems on their African wintering grounds).

But maybe the mountain of energy saving isn't so high - an overwhelming 49% of our energy goes on heat - and we already have house designs that can cut that energy cost to almost nothing - surely it might be possible to cut the energy we use for heating to just 10% of today's over the next 40 years ? We already have the technology.

I believe it will be very difficult because history shows I would guess that each decade the energy use has gone up as people require much warmer houses,more travel more oh no need to go on,suggest one good energy saving would be to get rid of base on Chagos Islands and let them termed Aborigines(not by me)back on THEIR Islands.Surely no one thinks these politicians are sincere about this 80% reduction.

Mark being a fair minded person look at previous blog comment and google in Chagos Islands legal case,surely puts conservation(which would have probably been at least as good if populated by indigenous people who usually have a much better record than occupiers)at a very high price.(Hope Blair has no designs on your piece of merry England).  

I see in Telegraph today Robin Page and a lady called Nicola Currie are both very concerned about releasing Sea Eagles in East Anglia and while not agreeing altogether with what they say their main point seems to be that it is a publicity stunt for Natural England and the question that was put to residents did they want Sea Eagles was a loaded question(I DOUBT IF 25%OF EAST ANGLIANS KNEW WHAT SEA EAGLES WERE)and if they had been told of possible problems and asked question in a different way the answer may well have been different,after all not many of us had heard of the Chagos Islands a few days ago.I think their main concern and mine also is that it is a done deal and Tom Tew and party's just making out they are listening to peoples concerns and will in the end ignore them and go ahead.My main concern is that I believe Natural England do not place much of a concern on the losses of Sea Eagles and their quite important prey such as Bitterns and Cranes,Avocets etc but each one of them is a very important life.Why is there no information(or so it seems)coming out about what is happening about the program as it surely being discussed.Everyone seems to be kept in the dark.        

With a re-introduction scheme you have to expect some losses; even in nature there are losses. In Scotland there have been losses, some totally natural, some accidental ( both of which happen in other parts of their natural range in other countries) & some deliberately by persecution, but despite these losses the birds have become estabished, increased & spread. There as hardly been any evidence of persecution of red kites in the 2 most southern re-introduction shcemes mainly because pesecution tends to be in upland areas. Yes there are bitterns, cranes & avocets & other rare wildlife in East Anglia which are potential prey, but there within the Scottish range black-throated divers, corncrakes, choughs & other rare wildlife which are potential prey, though in reality when they are taking live prey (they may scavange or steal food also) it is much more likely to be of a numerous species.