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		Letter to the Editor Nottingham Evening Post - Monday, 11th September 2006 Dear Sir, John Beresford (Letters, 7th August), is simply in denial on aircraft emissions. I gave him established facts on fuel consumption, and he dismisses them without thinking. On one major airline, Continental, average fuel consumption per passenger mile is just about the same as for a single person in a Toyota Prius -- about 52 miles per gallon. That's fact, Mr. Beresford, so there's no point saying the opposite. And in the aggregate, of course vehicles emit more than aircraft. Aircraft engine manufacturers, like Rolls Royce in Derby, have done a fantastic job in increasing efficiency of commercial jets. If we're going to have a debate, let's at least get our facts right. Roger Helmer Conservative MEP for Nottinghamshire