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Green Britain Day is hardly "greenwash bollocks". With an approaching energy gap and little facility to expand energy consumption to meet the current level of demand. In addition to that the need to improve our national climate position is a pretty important goal. Admittedly EDF, the driving force between Green Britain Day, has some serious problems on the environmental front, but that doesn't need to undermine the potential that such an event could have.
To promote a greener national identity (using factors of our national identity through sportspersons) is a pretty damn good idea. It certainly outweighs many of the ideas that have come before it. A pity that my own organisation, EST, couldn't be arsed to find a way to get behind it.
A little disappointed that Dale Vince espoused this opinion in the Guardian without a better focus on the potential that exists to take this into something greater and more engaging. But then, he is part of the opposition to the big 6.
Good on VP for getting involved though. The lack of awareness of energy efficiency and the current future situation is absolutely shocking. Hopefully her participation will encourage some people to look that bit further.