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Strategies for surviving the coming climate change
2007-12-16 14:57:00 The facts are unequivocal. The findings of more than 2,000 scientists now tell us that it is “very unlikely” that we will avoid the coming era of “dangerous climate change”. For you and me the question is no longer “What can we do to stop global warming?“, it’s been replaced with “What can we do to survive global warming?“. Of course some changes will be made on governmental levels that will eventually reduce emissions, maybe even by up to half current levels. But it will be far too little, far too late. The damage has already been done and we have to face the consequences. All we can hope for is that we survive the crisis and get the environment sorted out over the next few hundred years for our descendants. In the meantime we need to devise strategies for ourselves. And no, this isn’t phony baloney like the so-called millennium bug that was predicted to bring civilisation to a standstill. We are talking something far wors... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change , Strategies
So, what do we do now?
2007-12-13 21:15:00 The climate is changing and so is this blog The title of this blog used to be “It’s the only one we have” and its emphasis was on looking at things we could do to prevent climate change. However, it’s become increasingly clear that even though certain efforts are being made towards curbing global warming, what has ... More About: Global Warming , Action
So, what do we do now?
2007-12-13 21:15:00 The climate is changing and so is this blog The title of this blog used to be “It’s the only one we have” and its emphasis was on looking at things we could do to prevent climate change. However, it’s become increasingly clear that even though certain efforts are being made towards curbing global warming, what has been achieved (and what will be achieved in the short term) is far too little, and far too late. Yes Europe is working on replacing large amounts of its coal, oil, gas and nuclear electricity with renewables such as solar, wind and wave power. But even under current plans that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, by 2020 only 17% of its electricity needs will come from these resources. That means a full 83% will still be supplied from traditional fuels. And we cannot kid ourselves that at least we’ll be getting a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. No, far from it, because these figures take into account the growth in energy requi...
So, what do we do now?
2007-12-13 21:15:00 The climate is changing and so is this blog The title of this blog used to be “It’s the only one we have” and its emphasis was on looking at things we could do to prevent climate change. However, it’s become increasingly clear that even though certain efforts are being made towards curbing global warming, what has been achieved (and what will be achieved in the short term) is far too little, and far too late. Yes Europe is working on replacing large amounts of its coal, oil, gas and nuclear electricity with renewables such as solar, wind and wave power. But even under current plans that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, by 2020 only 17% of its electricity needs will come from these resources. That means a full 83% will still be supplied from traditional fuels. And we cannot kid ourselves that at least we’ll be getting a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. No, far from it, because these figures take into account the growth in energy requi...
So, what do we do now?
2007-12-13 21:15:00 The climate is changing and so is this blog The title of this blog used to be “It’s the only one we have” and its emphasis was on looking at things we could do to prevent climate change. However, it’s become increasingly clear that even though certain efforts are being made towards curbing global warming, what has ... More About: Global Warming , Action
While Europe gets on with it the US sticks its head in the sand
2007-12-11 18:06:00 It’s the same old story. Last week we heard that the UK is planning to power all its homes with wind power by 2020, while Europe as a whole is building the largest solar array ever, and spending $200bn in the process to provide up to 20% of it’s needs. So what’s happening the other side of the Atlantic? Absolutely sweet FA, that’s what. On December 7th this month the House passed a package of energy measures that includes a 40 percent increase in fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks sold in the United States… …But the measure stalled in the Senate, as expected. The White House issued a statement immediately after the vote expressing its objections. “Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in the House today pushed a partisan bill, that members had very little opportunity to study before the vote, which they knew was unacceptable to the president and had no chance being signed into law,” the statement said. “Their proposal would raise... More About: Sand , Head , Tick , Sticks
While Europe gets on with it the US sticks its head in the sand
2007-12-11 18:06:00 It’s the same old story. Last week we heard that the UK is planning to power all its homes with wind power by 2020, while Europe as a whole is building the largest solar array ever, and spending $200bn in the process to provide up to 20% of it’s needs. So what’s happening the other side of ... More About: Politics , Alternative Energy , Sand , Head
While Europe gets on with it the US sticks its head in the sand
2007-12-11 18:06:00 It’s the same old story. Last week we heard that the UK is planning to power all its homes with wind power by 2020, while Europe as a whole is building the largest solar array ever, and spending $200bn in the process to provide up to 20% of it’s needs. So what’s happening the other side of ... More About: Politics , Alternative Energy , Sand , Head
While Europe gets on with it the US sticks its head in the sand
2007-12-11 18:06:00 It’s the same old story. Last week we heard that the UK is planning to power all its homes with wind power by 2020, while Europe as a whole is building the largest solar array ever, and spending $200bn in the process to provide up to 20% of it’s needs. So what’s happening the other side of the Atlantic? Absolutely sweet FA, that’s what. On December 7th this month the House passed a package of energy measures that includes a 40 percent increase in fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks sold in the United States… …But the measure stalled in the Senate, as expected. The White House issued a statement immediately after the vote expressing its objections. “Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in the House today pushed a partisan bill, that members had very little opportunity to study before the vote, which they knew was unacceptable to the president and had no chance being signed into law,†the statement said. “Their proposal... More About: Sand , Head , Tick , Sticks
UK set to power all UK homes with wind power by 2020
2007-12-11 17:54:00 First we hear that the EU and Gulf states are building the largest solar array ever, enough to provide 1/6th of Europe’s electricity requirements. Then, within a week, we discover that the UK generate all the the electricity used by domestic homes by the year 2020, with up to two offshore wind turbines per mile of ... More About: Power , Wind , Alternative Energy , Homes , Wind power
UK set to power all UK homes with wind power by 2020
2007-12-11 17:54:00 First we hear that the EU and Gulf states are building the largest solar array ever, enough to provide 1/6th of Europe’s electricity requirements. Then, within a week, we discover that the UK generate all the the electricity used by domestic homes by the year 2020, with up to two offshore wind turbines per mile of coast - and the UK has a lot of coast. From the BBC News website: “Business Secretary John Hutton says he wants to open up British seas to allow enough new turbines - up to 7,000 - to power all UK homes by the year 2020. He acknowledged “It is going to change our coastline”, but said the issue of climate change was “not going away”. The thrust of the idea was backed by Tory Alan Duncan: “We’re an island nation. There’s a lot of wind around.” Mr Duncan added, on BBC One’s Politics Show: “We should use that offshore... More About: Power , Wind , Homes , Wind power
UK set to power all UK homes with wind power by 2020
2007-12-11 17:54:00 First we hear that the EU and Gulf states are building the largest solar array ever, enough to provide 1/6th of Europe’s electricity requirements. Then, within a week, we discover that the UK generate all the the electricity used by domestic homes by the year 2020, with up to two offshore wind turbines per mile of ... More About: Power , Wind , Alternative Energy , Homes , Wind power
UK set to power all UK homes with wind power by 2020
2007-12-11 17:54:00 First we hear that the EU and Gulf states are building the largest solar array ever, enough to provide 1/6th of Europe’s electricity requirements. Then, within a week, we discover that the UK generate all the the electricity used by domestic homes by the year 2020, with up to two offshore wind turbines per mile of coast - and the UK has a lot of coast. From the BBC News website: “Business Secretary John Hutton says he wants to open up British seas to allow enough new turbines - up to 7,000 - to power all UK homes by the year 2020. He acknowledged “It is going to change our coastline”, but said the issue of climate change was “not going away”. The thrust of the idea was backed by Tory Alan Duncan: “We’re an island nation. There’s a lot of wind around.” Mr Duncan added, on BBC One’s Politics Show: “We should use that offshore... More About: Power , Wind , Homes , Wind power
Re-oxygenating the sea
2007-12-11 17:43:00 A Californian firm has found a way of re-oxygenating the world?s oceans, which it firmly believes will help combat global warming. Using the latest technology, leading eco-restoration firm, Planktos, is planning to replenish the sea?s floating plankton forests, which absorb half the Earth?s carbon dioxide and generate half the Earth?s oxygen. Simply restoring the marine plankton ... More About: Carbon sequestration , Waterways
Re-oxygenating the sea
2007-12-11 17:43:00 A Californian firm has found a way of re-oxygenating the world?s oceans, which it firmly believes will help combat global warming. Using the latest technology, leading eco-restoration firm, Planktos, is planning to replenish the sea?s floating plankton forests, which absorb half the Earth?s carbon dioxide and generate half the Earth?s oxygen. Simply restoring the marine plankton ... More About: Carbon sequestration , Waterways
Re-oxygenating the sea
2007-12-11 17:43:00 A Californian firm has found a way of re-oxygenating the world’s oceans, which it firmly believes will help combat global warming. Using the latest technology, leading eco-restoration firm, Planktos, is planning to replenish the sea’s floating plankton forests, which absorb half the Earth’s carbon dioxide and generate half the Earth’s oxygen. Simply restoring the marine plankton that has been lost since 1980 could sink and sequester billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. It can also regenerate billions of tons of lost ocean nourishment for collapsing fisheries, birds and whales. Normally, iron-rich dust particles blown in from arid lands feed these plankton blooms, but recently this critical micro-nutrient has been in short supply and plankton populations have declined by a quarter over the last 25 years. Now, substitute iron dust particles, developed by Planktos, are being sprinkled on the ocean’s surface as a way to stimulate, revive and s...
Re-oxygenating the sea
2007-12-11 17:43:00 A Californian firm has found a way of re-oxygenating the world’s oceans, which it firmly believes will help combat global warming. Using the latest technology, leading eco-restoration firm, Planktos, is planning to replenish the sea’s floating plankton forests, which absorb half the Earth’s carbon dioxide and generate half the Earth’s oxygen. Simply restoring the marine plankton that has been lost since 1980 could sink and sequester billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. It can also regenerate billions of tons of lost ocean nourishment for collapsing fisheries, birds and whales. Normally, iron-rich dust particles blown in from arid lands feed these plankton blooms, but recently this critical micro-nutrient has been in short supply and plankton populations have declined by a quarter over the last 25 years. Now, substitute iron dust particles, developed by Planktos, are being sprinkled on the ocean’s surface as a way to stimulate, revive and speed ...
Say no to liquid coal
2007-12-11 17:37:00 The coal industry is touting a plan to transform millions of tons of coal into diesel and other liquid fuels - an expensive, inefficient process that releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, the worst global warming pollutant, into the air. Instead of offering viable answers to the critical problem of global warming, this senseless industry “solution” ... More About: Global Warming , Coal , Liquid
Say no to liquid coal
2007-12-11 17:37:00 The coal industry is touting a plan to transform millions of tons of coal into diesel and other liquid fuels - an expensive, inefficient process that releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, the worst global warming pollutant, into the air. Instead of offering viable answers to the critical problem of global warming, this senseless industry “solution” ... More About: Global Warming , Coal , Liquid
Say no to liquid coal
2007-12-11 17:37:00 The coal industry is touting a plan to transform millions of tons of coal into diesel and other liquid fuels - an expensive, inefficient process that releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, the worst global warming pollutant, into the air. Instead of offering viable answers to the critical problem of global warming, this senseless industry “solution” would exacerbate the problem: Relying on coal-derived liquid as an alternative to oil-based fuels could nearly double global warming pollution for every gallon of transportation fuel that is produced and used. More About: Coal , Liquid
Say no to liquid coal
2007-12-11 17:37:00 The coal industry is touting a plan to transform millions of tons of coal into diesel and other liquid fuels - an expensive, inefficient process that releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, the worst global warming pollutant, into the air. Instead of offering viable answers to the critical problem of global warming, this senseless industry “solution” would exacerbate the problem: Relying on coal-derived liquid as an alternative to oil-based fuels could nearly double global warming pollution for every gallon of transportation fuel that is produced and used. More About: Coal , Liquid
The mother of all solar arrays!
2007-12-04 18:02:00 Europe is considering a 200 billion plan for a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East! More than a hundred of the generators, each fitted with thousands of huge mirrors, would generate electricity to be transmitted by undersea cable to Europe and then distributed ... More About: Solar , Mother , Alternative Energy , Solar energy , Arrays
The mother of all solar arrays!
2007-12-04 18:02:00 Europe is considering a 200 billion plan for a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East! More than a hundred of the generators, each fitted with thousands of huge mirrors, would generate electricity to be transmitted by undersea cable to Europe and then distributed ... More About: Solar , Mother , Alternative Energy , Solar energy , Arrays
The mother of all solar arrays!
2007-12-04 18:02:00 Europe is considering a £200 billion plan for a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East! More than a hundred of the generators, each fitted with thousands of huge mirrors, would generate electricity to be transmitted by undersea cable to Europe and then distributed across the continent to European Union member nations, including Britain. Billions of watts of power could be generated this way, enough to provide Europe with a sixth of its electricity needs and to allow it to make significant cuts in its carbon emissions. At the same time, the stations would be used as desalination plants to provide desert countries with desperately needed supplies of fresh water. Last week Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan presented details of the scheme - named Desertec - to the European Parliament. ‘Countries with deserts, countries with high energy demand, and countries with technology competence must co-operate,&rsq... More About: Solar , Mother , Arrays
The mother of all solar arrays!
2007-12-04 18:02:00 Europe is considering a £200 billion plan for a string of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East! More than a hundred of the generators, each fitted with thousands of huge mirrors, would generate electricity to be transmitted by undersea cable to Europe and then distributed across the continent to European Union member nations, including Britain. Billions of watts of power could be generated this way, enough to provide Europe with a sixth of its electricity needs and to allow it to make significant cuts in its carbon emissions. At the same time, the stations would be used as desalination plants to provide desert countries with desperately needed supplies of fresh water. Last week Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan presented details of the scheme - named Desertec - to the European Parliament. ‘Countries with deserts, countries with high energy demand, and countries with technology competence must co-operate,&r... More About: Solar , Mother , Arrays
The world?s most polluted river
2007-12-03 19:25:00 “It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound. Villagers collected water for their simple homes and rice paddies thrived on its irrigation channels. Today, the Citarum is a river in crisis, choked by the domestic waste of nine million people and ... More About: Commentary , World , Pollution , River , The World
The world’s most polluted river
2007-12-03 19:25:00 “It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound. Villagers collected water for their simple homes and rice paddies thrived on its irrigation channels. Today, the Citarum is a river in crisis, choked by the domestic waste of nine million people and thick with the cast-off from hundreds of factories. So dense is the carpet of refuse that the tiny wooden fishing craft which float through it are the only clue to the presence of water. Their occupants no longer try to fish. It is more profitable to forage for rubbish they can salvage and trade - plastic bottles, broken chair legs, rubber gloves - risking disease for one or two pounds a week if they are lucky. On what was United Nations World Environment Day, the Citarum, near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, displayed the shocking abuse that mankind has subjected it to. More than 500 factories, many of them producing textiles which require c... More About: River , The World
The world’s most polluted river
2007-12-03 19:25:00 “It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound. Villagers collected water for their simple homes and rice paddies thrived on its irrigation channels. Today, the Citarum is a river in crisis, choked by the domestic waste of nine million people and thick with the cast-off from hundreds of factories. So dense is the carpet of refuse that the tiny wooden fishing craft which float through it are the only clue to the presence of water. Their occupants no longer try to fish. It is more profitable to forage for rubbish they can salvage and trade - plastic bottles, broken chair legs, rubber gloves - risking disease for one or two pounds a week if they are lucky. On what was United Nations World Environment Day, the Citarum, near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, displayed the shocking abuse that mankind has subjected it to. More than 500 factories, many of them producing textiles which require c... More About: River
The world?s most polluted river
2007-12-03 19:25:00 “It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound. Villagers collected water for their simple homes and rice paddies thrived on its irrigation channels. Today, the Citarum is a river in crisis, choked by the domestic waste of nine million people and ... More About: Commentary , World , Pollution , River , The World
UN: We have 10 years to save the planet
More articles from this author:2007-12-02 12:10:00 The world has less than a decade to change course to avoid irreversible ecological catastrophe, the UN warned last week.The stark warning from the UN’s Human Development report came just ahead of next month’s climate summit in Bali, Indonesia, to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto protocol. In a repeat of previous warnings from scientific panels, ... More About: Global Warming , Information , Planet , Years , Save 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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