Regis Philbin
Sep 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM
This is why we call environmentalists "Watermellons". Green on the outside, Red to the core.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/6178082/Official-responsible-for-light-bulb-ban-is-a-former-communist.html
Official responsible for light bulb ban is a former communist
The man responsible for the Europe-wide ban on traditional light bulbs can be revealed as a former Soviet Communist party member from Latvia.
By Richard Gray
Published: 9:00PM BST 12 Sep 2009
Andris Piebalgs, 51, the European Commissioner for Energy, leads the team which drafted the controversial regulations that will see all incandescent bulbs phased out by 2012.
Far from being a faceless bureaucrat, Mr Piebalgs has waged a public war against opponents of the ban, mocking their stance and accusing them of being “resistant to change”.
Five UK MEPs – including representatives of Sinn Fein, Plaid Cymru, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – endorsed the policy in a vote earlier this year, before the ban started to take effect at the beginning of this month.
Mr Piebalgs was a Communist party member in the 1980s, when he worked as a headteacher in what was then part of the USSR.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/6178082/Official-responsible-for-light-bulb-ban-is-a-former-communist.html
Official responsible for light bulb ban is a former communist
The man responsible for the Europe-wide ban on traditional light bulbs can be revealed as a former Soviet Communist party member from Latvia.
By Richard Gray
Published: 9:00PM BST 12 Sep 2009
Andris Piebalgs, 51, the European Commissioner for Energy, leads the team which drafted the controversial regulations that will see all incandescent bulbs phased out by 2012.
Far from being a faceless bureaucrat, Mr Piebalgs has waged a public war against opponents of the ban, mocking their stance and accusing them of being “resistant to change”.
Five UK MEPs – including representatives of Sinn Fein, Plaid Cymru, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – endorsed the policy in a vote earlier this year, before the ban started to take effect at the beginning of this month.
Mr Piebalgs was a Communist party member in the 1980s, when he worked as a headteacher in what was then part of the USSR.