Global Warming/Climate Change
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Global Warming, Hitler and World War II Rationing
Peer pressure, national pride, and legal mandates worked together against the common evil It’s an unusual title, I know –…
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One Shot Left
The latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation. by George Monbiot – journalist, author, academic and…
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Staring at the Future from the Top of the Slippery Slide
The IEA World Energy Outlook reports get more accurate every year – by 2030 it’ll be spot on. Disclaimer: As…
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The ‘Dangerous Threshold’ – a Destination, or a Milestone?
I’ve often expressed my concern (here & here for example) that scientists, and, in particular, the politicians that have the…
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The Food Crisis: “A Perfect Storm” – and How to Turn the Tide
A recently released study, the largest of its kind, examines the root causes of, and solutions for, a food crisis…
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Powering Down – Will We?
Most underestimate the implications… Through our Hollywood-tinted glasses we’re accustomed to happy endings. The instinctive “it won’t happen to me” mentality…
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Exodus
Click for larger view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Whilst the newly elected president of the Maldives brings up the massive issue of…
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New Beginnings?
Click for larger view Courtesy: Throbgoblins I don’t blame old Cantankerous Frank here (at right) for getting all excited. Everyone…
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Letters from Vietnam: Hanoi, or Venice?
Downtown Hanoi – on a Bad Day Photos: Craig Mackintosh I wasn’t supposed to be writing about this. Actually, I’m…
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Escaping the Matrix – Lifestyles Without Limits
How many of you remember having to share the bath water with your siblings? A few baby boomers may get…
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Five Ways to Save the World
The BBC has aired a 1-hour documentary entitled ‘Five Ways to Save the World’. It features five specialised viewpoints on…
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