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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Where the UK really matters
As any intellectual property rights consultant will tell you, when you register an Internet domain name you should also register any obvious similar names to avoid any potential confusion and/or prevent direct competitors doing so in the future. Clearly, when … Continue reading
What’s wrong with Renewables?
OK then, what is wrong with renewable energy? Well, if you can say what is bigger than the Universe and more powerful than God, then you already know… However, if you are not sure, the answer is depicted in the … Continue reading
What’s wrong with Oil?
Obviously there is nothing intrinsically wrong with petroleum (crude oil); it’s what we choose to do with it that is wrong. This is easy to say, but is proving very hard to act upon. I think I touched on the … Continue reading
What’s wrong with Gas?
Over the last 12 months, I have written 3 letters to Chris Huhne, the British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. From the replies I have received, it is clear that our government is not only determined to … Continue reading
Posted in Civilisation, Climate Science, Consumerism, Ecological Modernisation, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Ethics, Fossil Fuels, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions, Modernity, Politics, Storms of my Grandchildren, Sustainable development, UNFCCC
Tagged Chris Huhne, International Energy Agency
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What’s wrong with dirty Coal?
If we cannot persuade oil- and gas-rich nations to leave their resources in the ground (if it is their main source of income), then we must do the responsible thing – leave our coal in the ground – because it … Continue reading
What’s wrong with Clean Coal?
In the main, the problem is that is does not exist! The concept of Clean Coal is almost certainly an invention of the marketing departments of coal mining companies (analagous to “safe cigarettes“). In most cases, coal-burning power stations have … Continue reading
There is no future in fossil fuels
As they are a non-renewable source of energy, this is obvious. However, unless we leave a large proportion of them in the ground (just as we decided to do with asbestos), we will be history – as may well be … Continue reading
A gross case of intergenerational injustice
On page 248 of Storms of my Grandchildren, James Hansen describes the actions of our current generation – and the political and business elites who claim to act in the best interests of society in general (when in fact their … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Growthmania, Intergenerational Injustice, James Hansen, Liberalism, Philosophy, Politics, Storms of my Grandchildren, Sustainable development, UNFCCC
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, Garrett Hardin, Herman Daly, Writing on the wall
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Hansen says we should FART
(i.e. Fundamentally Alter Resource Trajectories). As regular readers will know, I have tried and failed to stop posting items about James Hansen’s book Storms of my Grandchildren but, you will be pleased to know that I have now finished (reading … Continue reading
Futureproof your home – buy a cave!
Amongst relevant experts, it has been widely accepted for over 13 years that early humans were almost wiped-out by the Mt Toba volcanic eruption 71,000 years ago. Although already in the grip of the last Ice Age, this eruption caused … Continue reading
Anthropocene Reality 