IN 2001 geologist Don Easterbook predicted the beginning of a period of global cooling. At a recent meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco he again predicted a period of cooling based in part on correlation between past glacial … [Read more...] about Global Warming is Over: Don Easterbrook
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‘Steve Irwin’ Attacks Japanese Whalers
LAST night in The Southern Ocean, anti-whaling campaigners aboard The Steve Irwin rammed the Kaiko Maru from the starboard rear side. According to the Japanese whalers: The incident occurred when the Kaiko Maru was undertaking a detour in the ice … [Read more...] about ‘Steve Irwin’ Attacks Japanese Whalers
Best Blog Posts of 2008
EACH year On Line Opinion and Club Troppo collaborate to publish a Best Blogs feature in January, which features the best blog pieces from the previous year selected from reader nominations. This year they are doing it again. What was the best … [Read more...] about Best Blog Posts of 2008
Shortage of Christmas Trees
Total production of Nordmann firs in Europe is about 30 million trees per year while the demand is 33 million to 35 million. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Shortage of Christmas Trees
Top Issues November – Not Climate Change
According to polling in Australia by Graham Young: climate change has dropped significantly in importance as an issue along with other environmental issues including "water". Read more here. … [Read more...] about Top Issues November – Not Climate Change
Top Green Story of 2008
WHAT was the most significant event of 2008 from an environmental perspective? According to website grist.org it was the election of Barack Obama to President of the US. The story by Katharine Wroth and David Roberts lists the top 10 “green … [Read more...] about Top Green Story of 2008