By managing operations to save energy and water, reduce waste and minimise car travel, and by adopting green purchasing policies they can cut costs and set an example to other local organisations. ... The UK climate change programme published in November 2000 sets out a wide-ranging package of policies and measures. It is estimated that these policies could reduce the UK greenhouse gas emissions to 23 per cent below 1990 levels by 2010. On the basis of policies that can be quantified, the programme could also deliver a cut of 19 per cent in carbon dioxide by 2010. ... The Climate Change Levy (...

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Insurance agencies could not keep up with the loss of lives and property that was damaged; many companies went bankrupt or looked to our government for aide. ... The economy will stabilize, but our welfare will need to wait until we are under adequate government policy that emphasizes prosperity and not personal vendettas. ... Until then we will remain stagnant and making little or no progress all because of terrorism and our knack for making bad foreign policy decisions in the Middle East. ...

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