How a wind farm could emit more carbon than a coal power station Building wind farms built on peat bogs, which can release their huge carbon stores when damaged, is not sensible Fred Pearce guardian.co.uk, Thursday 13 August 2009 08.00 BST Article history An undisturbed peat bog at Bad a’ Cheo in the Caithness region Continue Reading →
Greenwash: Why ‘clean coal’ is the ultimate climate change oxymoron The people who told us for years that climate change was a myth now say it’s all true – but something called ‘clean coal’ can fix it. This is pure and utter greenwash, says Fred Pearce. Fred Pearce guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 February 2009 12.13 GMT Continue Reading →
Another inconvenient truth The century of cheap energy is behind us – in the future we are all going to have to work longer and harder to pay for it. Ron Oxburgh guardian.co.uk, Friday 4 July 2008 20.00 BST Article history The chemistry teacher came in with a box under her arm. “Does anyone believe Continue Reading →
August 7, 2009, 10:32 am Having Children Brings High Carbon Impact By Kate Galbraith Reuters Her carbon footprint is getting bigger, too, a new study suggests. Having children is the surest way to send your carbon footprint soaring, according to a new study from statisticians at Oregon State University. The study found that having Continue Reading →
ETS disillusion and dissolution By Glenn Milne From: The Sunday Telegraph August 08, 2009 8:05PM ETS disillusionand dissolutionClerk of the Senate Harry Evans’ conclusion that a double dissolution cannot deliver the Rudd government’s Emissions Trading Scheme has the potential to send the administration back to the drawing board and to recast the entire ETS Continue Reading →
NB (This very topical with current issues surrounding relocation of Pacific Islands cliimate change refugees) Aim for sustainable population and generous immigration (Canberra Times) 13 February 2009We can achieve a sustainable population while discharging our ethical obligations to accept refugees, Charles Berger writes.Last October, the Commonwealth Treasury released modelling intended to inform the Continue Reading →