Geoff has written for publications as diverse as PC User and The Northern Star His weekly columns have been a source of humour and inspiration for tens of thousands of readers and his mailbox is always full.
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The level of atmospheric carbon dioxide we observe today is the minimum level we’ll see for at least the next 1000 years Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Global warming has passed a “tipping point” and that habitat loss associated with the warming of the planet will condemn the human species to extinction within 20 Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 209 9 December 2017 The level of atmospheric carbon dioxide we observe today is the minimum level we’ll see for at least the next 1000 years Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Global warming has passed a “tipping point” and that habitat loss associated with the warming of the planet Continue Reading →
Over the course of 2017, India made a vigorous attempt to drive its diverse population toward a cashless society. Prime Minister Modi was regularly quoted as claiming that it would support his overall objective to reduce corruption and improve transparency in the economy. This is widely seen to have failed. Arguments abound about the pros Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 208 3 December 2017 The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close…. We are entering a period of consequences Winston Churchill If net neutrality is eliminated, they will restructure how the Internet works, creating information superhighways for corporate and political elites Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 207 25 November 2017 Ain’t No Cure for Love Leonard Cohen The “Trump doctrine” has consistently sought to make his foreign policy about business and his ego, nothing more and nothing less. Malak Chabkoun Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 206 18 November 2017 It is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war was largely about oil Alan Greenspan Global temperature in October has risen to +1.2C: this was 0.8C ten years ago Climate Science The first whites to sail to America smelt the cedars of the East Coast Continue Reading →