P463 Teletext 463 Mar30 00:57:55 ———————— —————————————— ON THE GREEN BUSES As a tourist in London, the view you are most likely to see from your tour bus is blue fumes rising from the exhaust. But sightseeing firm London Pride is going green and converting part of its 100-strong fleet to eco-friendly gas to cut down on air pollution. The switch can take place on the existing fleet, saving the company and ultimately the consumer time and money. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Eco views: Letters on issues 464 WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR MONEY? p462 Letters Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Mar30 00:56:13 ———————— —————————————— ON THE GREEN BUSES The next time you step onto a double djckjr tour bus in the capital, it could bj gas-powered. Leading tour firm London Pride is delighted to bj part of the effort to clean up air quality in the capital. Development manager Mike Kay says gas: is 70% cleaner than diesel produces no exhaust smoke is 30% quieter. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Environment news 461 WHAT RATTLES YOUR CAGE?? p464 Letters Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Mar30 00:52:58 ———————— —————————————— ON THE GREEN BUSES One gas filling will keep a London Pride tour bus going for 250 miles. The cost works out the same for a diesel bus and there are other savings. "There are fewer sjrvjce costs, no oil and the engine lasts longer. "But for a company which uses buses to travel the country, finding a filling post would bj a problem," Mike Kay, of London Pride, explains. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Mad about beef? 448 FAMILY FINANCE p540 Letters Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Mar30 00:57:07 ———————— —————————————— ON THE GREEN BUSES Richard, from Bristol, recently used one of the city's new gas-powered buses "They seem smoother and cleaner. It's better than getting choked bz exhaust fumes while you're qujujing to get on board. "And as an asthma sufferer it's good to see something being done to ease pollution. Shame there aren't more of them in the country," says Richard, 38. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Find out what's on the box today 410 THE LATEST GREEN NEWS p461 Letters Events Index Grooves