I can't image anyone complaining about having carbon dioxide stored under their house, but in an article entitled 'Carbon storage won't be optional' Matthew Warren, writing for The Australian, begins with the emotive statement that: "Australian may … [Read more...] about Government Will Legislate to Store Greenhouse Gases?
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20 Years Since Chernobyl
Twenty years ago, on 26th April 1986, there was a disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union. There was no containment building and a plume of radioactive fallout drifted over parts of … [Read more...] about 20 Years Since Chernobyl
Shortage of Gas, Not Oil
While discussion in 2005 was about imminent oil shortages - often under the title 'peak oil' - interesting the first significant energy crisis in 2006 is all about gas. How difficult the future is to predict. A good summary of the situation in … [Read more...] about Shortage of Gas, Not Oil
The Environmental Romantics will Change Their Tune
Stewart Brand predicts that over the next ten years the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its opinion and activism in four major areas: population growth, urbanization, genetically engineered organisms, and nuclear power. I hope … [Read more...] about The Environmental Romantics will Change Their Tune
Do Glaswegians Mostly Breathe Nitrogen?
I wonder how many of the approximately 30,000 ‘special’ people who are on their way to Glasgow for COP26 know that 78 per cent of the atmosphere is made-up of nitrogen. I asked this question of a group of retired professionals just yesterday and … [Read more...] about Do Glaswegians Mostly Breathe Nitrogen?
How Badly Have Environmentalists Misled and Frightened the Public!
Once too scared to speak out, finally, Michael Shellenberger, is explaining some inconvenient facts about environmentalism and how it is hurting our Earth in a new book published by Harper Collins. In a synopsis Shellenberger articulates what I … [Read more...] about How Badly Have Environmentalists Misled and Frightened the Public!