ruminations

Predictions and Forecasts. from metyu 376 days old

When discussing an issue such as climate change, I am often amazed at how people can believe statements such as "the Earth will warm up by between 2 ...

GG and Sustainability. from metyu 392 days old

( copied across from http://www.theenvironmentsite.org/forum/environmental-news-discussion-forum/13840-i-do-call-myself-sustainability-thinker.html ) I ...

Central World Bank? from metyu 398 days old

Ron Paul, at the link below, believes in a socialist plan that may this weekend start to build "one central bank for the world". He notes "the end of ...

Device Removes CO2. from metyu 410 days old

http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/29/scientists-create-device-to-remove-carbon-directly-from-the-air/ I haven't looked into this properly, but I love ...

Perspective. from metyu 418 days old

It is a fallacy that people used to believe the world was flat, however it wasn't until we were able to view our planet from space that we collectively ...

30 days when the world didn't end from metyu 428 days old

From Times Online September 9, 2008 "Apocalypse now? 30 days when the world didn't end Will the LHC cause the world to end? Here are some other occasions ...

Scientology. from metyu 431 days old

Have you ever been irritated by the Scientology adverts that crop up on blog.co.uk? Well with any luck, they won't have enough money to advertise soon ...

Anything into Oil from metyu 432 days old

This is fascinating, not least the comparison of private funding to government funding: http://discovermagazine.com/2006/apr/anything-oil "But now, ...

Perpetual Climate Change. from metyu 436 days old

Climate scientist William Ruddiman, formerly of the University of Virginia, believes that humans have been causing global warming ever since our ancestors ...

Spotless Sun from metyu 437 days old

Presumably that means we're in for some cooling. Or maybe we've already had some cooling because of the whole 8-year thing? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14652-suns-face-virtually-spotfree-for-months.html A ...