Archive for January, 2010
Posted on 1/31/2010 at 8:55:58 PM
In light of last months Copenhagen emissions summit, governments around the world have renewed their promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Surprisingly, China is leading the cuts with a promise to reduce “emission intensity” (whatever that means) by at least 40% by 2020.
The Eu plans to cut emmisions by just 20%, America just 17%.
Only time will [...]
Posted on 1/17/2010 at 2:37:33 PM
Authors of a report outlining the requirement for a rethink on the UK’s sea defenses plan. Having looked at the rising sea levels and increased likelyhood of flooding the authors of the report urged the government to act sooner rather than later.
I can’t help but wonder where the money for a country wide reform on [...]
Posted on 1/15/2010 at 11:42:31 AM
In the news this week was a small bird called the “Arctic Tern”, that migrates from the north to the south pole every year to breed.
It’s a pretty amazing little thing that weighs under 100 grams.. It spends it’s entire life flying from the north pole, to the south, where it breeds, then flies back [...]
Posted on 1/8/2010 at 4:52:04 PM
What would you say if there was a simple way that the whole of the western world can cut emissions by 13%, save huge sums of money, make a large portion of workers happier and vastly improve public services with one simple rule change.
Utah in America has changed it’s working hours to 8-6 o’clock and [...]
Posted on 1/6/2010 at 2:10:17 PM
Since it’s been snowing here in the UK for a couple of weeks now I thought a nice snow day post about a Global warming protest that was due to start in Utah.
The poorly attended protest planned a “scream-in” to display their frustration at the failure to come to any sort of an agreement at [...]