Ever get the impression that your government really wants to scare the hell out of you?

and one spoof, thank goodness!

From a Guardian comments thread:
“Anyone with half a brain knows the planets resources are finite and in simple terms running out.”
Whereas anyone with a whole brain knows that this is simply not true and that more efficient technologies, new materials and new recycling techniques will mean that these worries about “running out” of resources will [...]

Some more apocalyptic enviro-loonery in the Guardian from the sub-Gaian organically lemonistically sour green cult. In an article that seamlessly conjoins 4th rate writing, 5th rate reasoning and 1st rate pretentiousness Alex Renton argues that rich people should stop reproducing* because they produce more carbon emissions than poor people. That’s right, he argues that [...]

Govt. adviser states something many have long suspected, that the benefits of recycling are not all that they're cracked up to be. I doubt this will make very much difference – recycling household materials being something of an act of holy communion for many well-meaning people.