The Basket
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Rich Cowan |
| Producers | Rich Cowan |
| Composers | Don Caron |
| Screenplay | Rich Cowan |
| Don Caron | |
| Frank Swoboda | |
| Tessa Swoboda | |
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| ID | 2298242 |
About The Basket
A picturesque Pacific Northwest community raising its wheat and children in the midst of a nation reeling from World War I sets the stage for "The Basket. " In a time of pain and prejudice woven against a background of beauty, "The Basket" ultimately points to triumph and hope in a changing America. The arrival of a new schoolteacher Martin Conlon (Peter Coyote) sets the town in motion as he introduces a new game called basketball. …
Inflation: Alcopops out and frozen berries in of cost of living measure
...By Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentThe shopping habits of clean-living consumers are reflected in changes to The Basket of goods and services used to calculate the rising cost of living...
US points finger at Russia over gas pipeline sabotage
... " Every country is looking at the risks associated with putting too many eggs in one basket or putting too many eggs in The Basket of petro-dictators and the volatility of the fossil fuels that accrue from that...
Will Nadhim Zahawi change tack on the economy?
... 5%, say, would lower the price of goods and services in The Basket used to calculate inflation - taxes would get cut, and prices would go down...
Climate change: Airlines miss all but one target - report
... The government is putting all its eggs in The Basket of aviation meeting their own goals - but their track record is terrible, " Mr Murray suggests...
Inflation: Sports bras in, doughnuts out of cost of living measure
... Items such as tinned beans, boosted by a rise in plant-based diets, have also been added to The Basket of goods used to measure prices...
Poundland moves into fresh food
... The size of The Basket that shoppers are spending with us is growing quite dramatically...
My money: This was not a normal week!'
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Sainsbury's named best supermarket by 2019 of Which?
... Sainsbury s, which was only the third-cheapest supermarket in 2018, stole the title from Morrisons, where The Basket would...
Climate change: Airlines miss all but one target - report
UK airlines have missed all climate targets set since 2000 except for one, a new report claims.
The aviation industry sets its own goals for cutting its environmental footprint.
A representative for the UK aviation industry said it was committed to significantly reducing its Greenhouse Gas emissions.
In 2018 air travel was responsible for
Possible, The Charity behind the research, investigated the issue to find out whether airlines can be relied upon to tackle their role in causing emissions that lead to Climate Change .
" Companies set grand-sounding targets with a lot of fanfare and announcement. They talk about them for a couple of years - Then the targets sink without trace, never to be seen again, " Leo Murray from Possible told Bbc News .
The research looked at environmental goals airlines have set themselves since 2000. Most of the targets focussed on using greener fuels to power airplanes or making fuel more efficient.
EasyJet was the only company named in the research that was found to have met a target. It successfully reduced fuel burn per passenger kilometre by 3% by 2015, Possible says.
But Possible claim it missed other goals, including a plan in 2007 that would emit 50% less CO2 than its current planes. The ambition was mentioned again in 2009, Possible says, But The Company appeared to drop The Target and the ecoJet was never built.
" The ecoJet was a prototype concept which was used to urge the industry to produce planes that significantly reduce carbon emissions. Our ultimate ambition today has only strengthened to achieve zero carbon emission Flying , " a spokesperson for EasyJet told Bbc News .
Possible also points out that between 2010-12 Virgin Atlantic said that Possible says The Target wasn't mentioned again. In 2021 Virgin Atlantic by 2030.
The Charity also claims that to fight Global Warming was not delivered.
Virgin did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr Murray says the industry is " intrinsically high-carbon" meaning there are No Good alternatives when It Comes to technological solutions. Efficiency has been improving But the volume of flights has grown faster, he says.
In response to The Report Matt Gorman , chair of the industry body Sustainable Aviation Coalition, told Bbc News : " Technology improvements mean growth in passengers no longer means growth in emissions and the industry continues to innovate to reduce emissions further and faster. Whilst decarbonising aviation is a huge challenge, The Solutions are real and, more critically, being implemented. "
The findings undermine the government's Climate Change plans that aim to radically reduce the UK's Greenhouse Gas emissions, according to Mr Murray.
The government's upcoming to tackle The Role of aviation in Climate Change is likely to rely on airlines " decarbonising". That would mean the industry using technology to fix its emissions problem.
" It's a very high-risk strategy, it's not plausible. The government is putting all its eggs in The Basket of aviation meeting their own goals - But their track record is terrible, " Mr Murray suggests.
Can we 'carry on Flying '?The government's message is that we can carry on Flying and still reach net zero by 2050.
Don't worry, it says, innovation will save The Day . This report calls that policy into question.
If the aviation industry cannot find ways to make planes more efficient or take the carbon out of fuel Then the government will need an alternative strategy.
The Most obvious is to manage demand by Making It more expensive to fly often - But that need not mean your annual holiday is under threat.
That's because a small number of people do most of the Flying .
Campaigners want a frequent flier Levy -
The First Flight in a year could incur little or no tax, with the Levy ramping up with each additional flight.
The government's Climate Change Committee advisory body has previously
A Department for Transport spokesperson told Bbc News : " This report wilfully ignores this government's historic investment in technology, fuel and market-based measures which will help us reach Jet Zero by 2050 without the need for further taxes. This includes £180 million to accelerate Sustainable Aviation fuel and £685 million to develop zero-carbon and low emission aircraft technology".
Mr Murray also says the government should be prioritising making sustainable transport like high-speed rail or ferries more affordable and accessible.
One scheme his charity runs encourages employers to give workers extra holiday days to allow them to travel abroad by train or ferry, which has a lower carbon footprint But can take much longer than Flying .
Source of news: bbc.com
