John Hayes
@johnhwalks.bsky.social
Happily retired, a keen hiker, cyclist, granddad, veggie, and husband - but not necessarily in that order. Escaped it all on a 5000km hike from Tarifa to Budapest. Author of 5 hiking/cycling guides with a 6th in the works http://www.johnhayeswalks.com/?m=1
If 10 per cent of UK sugar beet goes to bioethanol that's 25,000 acres. To get the equivalent energy from solar farms you need 3,000 acres. As well as being a poor energy producer sugar beet is not good from a bio-diversity perspective, involves lots of diesel to produce it and strips out top soil.
July 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If 10 per cent of UK sugar beet goes to bioethanol that's 25,000 acres. To get the equivalent energy from solar farms you need 3,000 acres. As well as being a poor energy producer sugar beet is not good from a bio-diversity perspective, involves lots of diesel to produce it and strips out top soil.
#BBCnews appears to have rowed back - today they added a reference to Jayne Wayper. Unfortunately, compared to the Guardian's reporting of the statement from yesterday it is incomplete missing the requirement under FCA rules to investigate such an allegation if a breach of the rules had happened.
February 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#BBCnews appears to have rowed back - today they added a reference to Jayne Wayper. Unfortunately, compared to the Guardian's reporting of the statement from yesterday it is incomplete missing the requirement under FCA rules to investigate such an allegation if a breach of the rules had happened.
Exactly, what a dreadful non-story, shame on you #EvanDavies and #BBCNees
February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Exactly, what a dreadful non-story, shame on you #EvanDavies and #BBCNees