“Global Warming Alarmists” Melanie Phillips rant.
Melanie Phillips’ diary carried a typical rant on climate change denial to sow doubts among those who do not yet understand the evidence. Read the rest of this entry »
EU spokesman on energy -questionable definition of biofuel
28/3/2008 Guardian Article by EU energy spokesman uses questionable definition of biofuel sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »
Wilkins antarctic ice sheet soon- much faster than predicted.
25/3/2008 BBC A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has started to break away from
Antarctica much sooner than predicted Read the rest of this entry »
Alarm expressed by top gov expert on biofuels
25/3/2008 Guardian Using plant-based materials for fuel in cars and trucks was until recently heralded as the answer to the need to reduce carbon emissions Read the rest of this entry »
Wilkins Antarctic ice shelf breaking up- unprecedented rate.
26/3/2008 The Independent. Wilkins is one of the biggest in Antarctica and, for the past century, the massive Wilkins ice shelf appeared to have escaped the ravages of global warming. Read the rest of this entry »
Arctic losing its old, thick, long-term ice cover – faster
18/3/2008 BBC The Arctic is losing its old, thick ice faster than in previous years, according to satellite data. Read the rest of this entry »
Coal and wood “more damaging than thought” Scripps Inst.
24/3/2008 Guardian Soot produced by burning coal, diesel, wood and dung causes significantly more damage to the environment than previously thought, according to research Read the rest of this entry »
Government ‘missing its own carbon targets’
18/3/2008 Guardian The government is in danger of losing credibility on climate change because more than half of all its departments are failing to reduce their carbon emissions Read the rest of this entry »
Monbiot – “Carbon capture is …. just another great green scam”.
.18/3/2008 Guardian Comment article by George Monbiot …. Clean coal’s definition changes according to whom the industry is lobbying. Read the rest of this entry »
UK CO2 emissions 733mt in 2005 not Gov’s 656mt claimed.
17/3/2008 Guardian Britain’s climate change emissions may be 12% higher than officially stated, according to a National Audit Office investigation Read the rest of this entry »
Dreadful warning by 1,500 senior scientists but not newsworthy.
In 1992, a remarkable document called World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity was signed by more than 1,500 senior scientists, including more than half of all Nobel prizewinners alive at that time. It was rejected as not newsworthy. Read the rest of this entry »
Our planet is in big trouble, so why can’t we change direction?
12/3/2008 Guardian David Suzuki, a leading ecologists, – humans have lost the vital skill of
foresight. Read the rest of this entry »
Glaciers melt ‘at fastest rate in past 5,000 years’ -World Glacier Monitoring Service
16/3/2008 Observer Glaciers melt ‘at fastest rate in past 5,000 The world’s glaciers are melting faster than at any time since records began, threatening catastrophe for hundreds of millions of people and their eco-systems. Read the rest of this entry »
Glaciers suffer record shrinkage -UNEnvironmentProgramme data
16/3/2008 BBC The rate at which some of the world’s glaciers are melting has more than doubled, data from the United Nations Environment Programme has shown. Read the rest of this entry »
US evangelical modernisers urge action on climate change
11/3/2008 Guardian A group of more than 40 leading Southern Baptists has widened the divisions within the powerful American evangelical movement over global warming. Read the rest of this entry »
EU report- climate change will impact global security,
10/3/2008 BBC An EU report says climate change will have a growing impact on global security multiplying existing threats such as shortages of food and water. Read the rest of this entry »
Food crisis will take hold before climate change- chief scientist·
Food security and the rapid rise in food prices make up the “elephant in the room”
that politicians must face up to quickly, according to the government’s new chief scientific adviser. Read the rest of this entry »
Two tonnes off? How to cut CO2 by Tom Strathdee
Article on cutting CO2 emissions February 2008, by Tom Strathdee Read the rest of this entry »
Bordeaux – 1896 barque sails (literally) with wine for Dublin.
24/2/2008 Observer Eco-friendly French to ship their wine under sail. 60,000 bottles on an 1896 barque sailing from Bordeaux to Dublin is just the start. Read the rest of this entry »
Transport tickets should show carbon footprint- IME Report
5/3/2008 Guardian Plane and train tickets should reveal the environmental impact of individual journeys - report of Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Read the rest of this entry »
World Future Council launch of new world-wide org.
WFC initiative in 2004 – first book published 2007 focuses on the moral case and rejects traditional conomics/market forces logic. Read the rest of this entry »