It is not enough to say "excuse me" when you next fart. According to a new company 'Easy Being Green', if you really care about the planet you should be prepared to pay something. That's because flatulence contains methane, a greenhouse gas … [Read more...] about Pardoning Jenny Cracknell’s Flatulence
Greenpeace Offers to Tow Japanese Out of the Antarctic
Last year Greenpeace's little ship tug the Arctic Sunrise rammed the Nisshin Maru, the mother-ship for the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic. Remember the photographs? But this year, following a fire on the Nisshin Maru and the evacuation … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Offers to Tow Japanese Out of the Antarctic
Pop-Culture Wrong on US: A Speech by Kurt Volker
According to Kurt Volker, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs speaking in Berlin a couple of days ago, the US is doing more than its bit to reduce greenhouse gas emmission infact: "The United States, and this … [Read more...] about Pop-Culture Wrong on US: A Speech by Kurt Volker
Virtual is Greener on Valentine’s Day
Last year on Valentine's Day, Rog made comment at this blog that "You would not believe the $millions no $billions spent on infrastructure to give the world flowers on 2 days of the year. And its all hi-tech cutting edge stuff too." Well this year … [Read more...] about Virtual is Greener on Valentine’s Day
The Chilling Stars – A New Book and a New Climate Change Theory by Henrick Svensmark
Danish physicist, Henrik Svensmark, is a bit different from your average climate change skeptics. He has an alternative theory of climate change and he has just written a book about it. Published this week by Icon books, but not yet available at … [Read more...] about The Chilling Stars – A New Book and a New Climate Change Theory by Henrick Svensmark
How to Get CO2 Out of the Atmosphere?
Sir Richard Branson is offerering a prize of $32 million to the inventor who can come up with a design which removes harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Great idea? What about genetically modified diatoms designed to consume more carbon … [Read more...] about How to Get CO2 Out of the Atmosphere?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
