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Jeremy Paxman is right on target.

"In the current edition of Ariel, the 主播大秀鈥檚 staff newspaper, Paxman opines: 鈥楾he 主播大秀鈥檚 environment correspondents, even the makers of the series Planet Earth, are trapped in a bizarre arrangement in which they travel the globe to tell the audience of the dangers of climate change, while leaving a vapour trail which will make the problem even worse.鈥�"

It seems to me there should be far more than enough file footage from all over the world in 主播大秀's archives already to present this series without having to travel the world to produce this series but if not, enough is easily obtainable from others at small cost and with no environmental impact.

"Barely drawing breath, Paxo also condemns the Beeb鈥檚 鈥榣aughable鈥� recycling practices and the claim that all its new buildings meet high environmental standards."

"He writes: 鈥業 find this hard to believe when the tens of millions spent on the news centre at Television Centre has resulted in an edifice in which the air-conditioning units have to be kept running even in the middle of January [and] computer terminals and lights blaze away all night.鈥�"

He's right on target there too. In the US, we use a lot of "free cooling" which means heat exchangers instead of air conditioners to condition heat intense spaces such as data centers during winter to save energy. We also use motion sensors and timers to turn off lights out of normal business hours and no longer use "heat of light" to heat buildings. These wasteful technologies were abandoned decades ago by government and private industry in the US to save energy. It's sad to see 主播大秀 and their architects/engineers so irresponsible. Add wastefulness and hypocricy to 主播大秀's list of offenses which add up to a tapestry of unjustified smugness.

Comment on this mornings,31/01/07, Today program on radio 4.

Around 8.30 you ran an 'infomercial' for the Rugby on BCC TV on Saturday afternoon. I was surprised and frankly disappointed. The Today program is a long loved partner in my breakfast routine and I listen to it loud or in the background as to my mood or who else is at the table. Until to day it had a consistent editorial tone and the emotion in the familiar presenters voices was almost an unwritten guide to what was important or not within the bulletin. Therefore, when you ,unknown to the listener, slip in 'infomercials' with there brassy attentioning getting style of course I listen up but it is not the reason why I listen to the Today program nor the reason why I listen to BCC radio, which for me wins hands down over commercial due to the LACK of adverts.

I hope this blatant advertising is removed as soon as possible. As a listener I am not interested in ratings and the accessability of the 主播大秀 and for that I am prepared tp pay a not insignifigant price, the TV licence. If this continyes I will change over to voting against the 主播大秀 charter and redirect my pocket money to subscription radio as is available in the USA from the likes of Sirius and XFM.

I would much appreciate some direction in how I can understand the policy that has allowed this revolutionary change in the Today format.

Many thanks

Martin RJ

主播大秀 News 24 is repedative, its not news, how on earth can they justify the fee have a look at other news stations like Euro News to see how its done "What a load of rubbish"

I agree that the environment needs to be protected but I think when ideas that suggest limitations on people鈥檚 movements (travel) throughout the world are given credibility then things are starting to get a bit silly. There are much bigger fish to fry, in terms of this issue, than film makers (for goodness sakes!). Millions of people travel around the world every day for reasons that have less (or no) impact on the broader community 鈥� I鈥檓 referring to the value of the documentaries cited by 鈥淧axo鈥� and in The Independent (https://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2204099.ece). Sadly, the central concern here doesn鈥檛 seem to be for the environment.

As for using old file footage 鈥� why show people the way things were yesterday when you can show them the way they are today?

I鈥檓 wondering if those making charges in instances such as these are applying the same standards across the board 鈥� to everything.

I don't know which part of the US Mark is from but here in New Jersey we're just as inefficient as thirty years ago. My office building leaves the heat and light on all night throughout the year simply because individual rooms and suites don't have light switches - they're all controlled from the janitor's room - one on each floor. The janitor goes home at 430pm, we work till after six... need more be said.