2007: A poodle tale, a lost limb, a hint of chickens to come, statements of the obvious, and deceiving bishops
This is the penultimate part of my blog retrospective. 2007 was the year that saw me enter my forties. Marked by a poodle for the glory of gay gods tells the story of how my mother’s pet poodle bit the doctor who turned up too late to attend my home birth. It might arguably be not only my best headline ever, but also one of the funniest personal stories I’ve ever shared online (even though I, obviously enough, have no recollection of the events as told to me by my mum).
tags: African bishops, AIDS, amputations, bereavement, birth, cats, chickens, condoms, deception, deforestation, gay, God, HIV, hypocrisy, iMac, lies, MacBook Pro, nature, poodles, WindowsBiofuels: the methadone fix for civilised oil junkies?
All petrol and diesel sold at UK pumps now has to include at least 2.5% biofuels. Erroneously termed renewable fuels—because they’re not, they’re not even recycled fuels for the most part—biofuels are made from crops such as sugar cane or maize. The types of plants most commonly used do not grow in the UK, or when they are found growing in the UK, they are not grown in significant volume. The biofuel percentage requirement will rise to 5% by 2010. The government claims the enforced change will make vehicles more environmentally friendly.
tags: biofuels, deforestation, environment, fossil fuels
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