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Archive for August, 2008
For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated
For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated – Climate Change, Environment – The Independent. Or is global warming a myth?
Published by Paul on August 31st, 2008 tagged Evidence | 1 Comment »
Barack Obama promises to free America of fossil fuel dependancy in 10 years
Text: Barack Obama’s speech – International Herald Tribune. Al Gore seems to have found a powerful ally in his quest to change America into the world’s leader on renewable energy…
Published by Paul on August 29th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Stark warning on Britain’s shrinking coast
The Independent is carrying a stark warning from the newly appointed head of the UK Environment Agency that homes will have to be abandoned to the sea as sea levels continue to rise. The BBC is also covering the same story although it disappeared quickly from the front page. This is partly global warming and [...]
Published by Paul on August 18th, 2008 tagged Evidence | Comment now »
Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California
Cool! Good news from the New York Times – Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California – NYTimes.com. These plants, covering 12.5 square miles of land aim to produce up to 800 MegaWatts of electricity or about the same as a large coal-fired plant. All with no raw materials being ferried in, no waste materials [...]
Published by Paul on August 18th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Floods in Northern Ireland
Is it just me or are floods like these in Northern Ireland becoming more common in the UK? What concerns me is that this is, yet again, a flood caused by an intense rainstorm. If we look at, for example, this, we see that this is exactly what we expect to see in the majority [...]
Published by Paul on August 17th, 2008 tagged Evidence | Comment now »
Ecotricity – be green just by paying your electricity bill
www.ecotricity.co.uk looks to be a good way to put your money where your mouth is if you claim to be green and are in the UK. Hard cash is the only thing that will get businesses doing something about going green, so lead the way.
Published by Paul on August 17th, 2008 tagged Practical | Comment now »
Prius gets ethanol makeover
The Green Car web site is reporting that the Toyota Prius gets an ethanol makeover . Dutch firm Green Fuel Systems has launched an E85 Ethanol conversion kit for the Prius. This flexfuel kit allows to to fill up the Prius on bio-ethanol or normal fuel. Of course, only your conscience can decide if the [...]
Published by Paul on August 12th, 2008 tagged Practical | Comment now »
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet
Six Degrees is both a very scary book and a very necessary one. Mark manages to cut through the scientific and political waffle and show us what it will actually mean to live on a hotter planet. One degree seems like nothing, but is already having quite an impact. Two degrees is probably the least [...]
Published by Paul on August 10th, 2008 tagged Evidence | Comment now »
Intense rainfall due to global warming could raise flood risk
Environment: Intense rainfall due to global warming could raise flood risk. The Guardian reports that “Climate scientists have issued a fresh warning over the future risk of flooding after research showed heavy rainstorms are likely to become even more intense than predicted.” Note that this is not flooding due to sea level rise, but simply [...]
Published by Paul on August 8th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Global Warming: Act Now or Wait?
Global Warming: Act Now or Wait? is a great article which summarises the consequenses of acting or not acting on global warming.