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Category Archives: Energy Crisis
Open Letter to David Cameron
29 March 2016 The Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP The Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister, Whatever happened to the greenest government ever? Given my experience of working in environmental consultancy or regulation, I understand … Continue reading
It’s ‘Game Over’ for Fossil Fuels
I’d really like to think oil companies will soon admit the game is up: The extraction of fossil fuels is going to become increasingly financially uneconomic and socially unacceptable. After all, it is almost 4 months since Mark Carney said … Continue reading
A personal exchange of email with LEGO
In my original email to LEGO (via the Greenpeace website), I tried to be as brief as I could. Sadly, all I got was a generic reply that did not address the issues I was raising. Here is the correspondence … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Greenpeace, Politics, Renewable Energy
Tagged Greenpeace, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, Lego
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Geoscientists get all ethical about climate change
The Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society of London. With the Permission of the Editor of the magazine, I hereby republish extracts from three items in the most recent issue (cover image shown here) of the magazine: … Continue reading
The Arctic 30 are back – please help Shell say no to Gazprom
Latest email from Greenpeace: Hi, Five months ago, they tried to silence us. They arrested our activists, and threw them in jail for peacefully protesting oil drilling in the Russian Arctic. The oil giants thought they could scare us away … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Greenpeace, Politics, Renewable Energy
Tagged Arctic 30, Esperanza, Gazprom, Go Beyond Oil, Greenpeace, Prirazlomnaya, Rainbow Warrior, Rotterdam
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Slow Down Climate Chaos
On motorways, your car will use about 33% less fuel if driven at 60mph instead of 80mph. In my car, this equates to approximately 10p/mile instead of 15p/mile. As such, for me, it has been an easy behaviour modification to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels
Tagged behaviour, behaviour modification, car, driving, speed
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BBC Panorama on the Energy Crisis in the UK
The BBC have very helpfully posted the recent Panorama programme ‘Energy Bills: Power Failure’ on YouTube (as embedded below). Presented by Tom Heap (who regularly does spots on CountryFile), it is very fair-minded and includes contributions from a wide range … Continue reading
Don’t panic about population (energy is the problem)
First broadcast in the UK on Thursday, ‘Dont’ Panic –The Truth About Population’ was the re-assuring title of an absolutely fascinating programme presented by Hans Rosling, a globally-renowned medical doctor and public health statistician. Amongst other things, Hans Rosling is … Continue reading
The radiating face of Gaia
I decided that my review of The Revenge of Gaia, as published by James Lovelock in 2006, was dragging on a bit, so have decided to finish it off. This is therefore the fourth and final part (and thus longer … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Energy Crisis, Environment, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, Bjorn Lomborg, Bob Geldof, Gaia, Gaia Hypothesis, George Monbiot, James Lovelock, Mark Lynas, Nuclear Energy, perception, Stewart Brand, the Enlightenment, The Revenge of Gaia, Tom Blees, Writing on the wall
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James Lovelock stuck between a rock and a hard place
Although much delayed and interrupted by other stuff, this is now the third part of my review of The Revenge of Gaia, as published by James Lovelock in 2006. The first and second parts were published on this blog last … Continue reading
Anthropocene Reality 