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US Public’ (and Scientists’) view on Evolution…

A fresh report about why some many people over there believe that they have the right to get anything from the nature what they want.

The Royal Society , Politics and Fracking

I received a Newsletter today and found in it that Royal Society (Members) excuse me, Fellows are backing fracking, provided that it is based on ‘clear and effective Regulatory Framework’.

Lake Baikal: a potential problem

Article is self-explanatory. Incidentally, when I was at university we used the Aral Sea as a case study for how not to do things. They diverted heaps of water to…

Pros & Cons; ifs & buts? Dramatic change or business-as-usual?

This article also has a link to an online calculator. Several things jump out. Politicians are absolutely the worst people to do anything about climate change ~ they can only…

Jurassic Coast windfarm?

I know this area pretty well, lived somewhere along there three times too. The cliffs are mainly chalk and home to an incredible fossil fauna. Its spectacular beauty is very…

Last chance to sea!!!

You’ll enjoy this paper ~ Thanks McCauley et al for this great effort & awesome graphics 🙂 We even have a smart new word to describe our destruction of animals…

Update on Nicaragua canal

Excellent article. Will it be good or bad? We asked that question before. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/20/-sp-nicaragua-canal-land-opportunity-fear-route

Fracking update: Very Important

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/22/ban-fracking-says-former-tory-environment-secretary-caroline-spelman

Apocalypse now???

We’ll soon be able to forget all about it. I wonder if a new day will start? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/22/climate-change-nuclear-bombs-doomsday-clock-near-midnight

An interesting twist: Austria to sue EU over English nuclear subsidy to a French firm?

There are many twists to this long continuance with unwanted nuclear power in Britain. Few people want it at all. most want Britain to be entirely nuclear-free including destroying the…

Proposed ban on deep seabed trawling

Be good if this happens, bottom trawling is a real disaster: everything goes. 🙁 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/scientists-call-for-destructive-seabed-trawling-to-be-banned-9993788.html

Enlightening?

For those of us who’ve lived without electricity we find many solutions. This one is nice, and LEDs are one of the products that massively reduce power needs, add in…

The disgrace that is Davos!

About right. 🙁 http://rt.com/op-edge/224419-davos-switzerland-meeting-rich/ 0 0 https://frmedicamentsenligne.com

Wealth inequality: worse than we thought!

By next year (2016) over 50% of global wealth will be owned by just 1% of the planet’s population. This is worse than Oxfam’s own report from last year. World…

The green, green grass of home?

An intriguing article. I was surprised at some of the numbers. The authors had good success at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from lawns though. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/keep-off-the-grass-research-confirms-that-highly-manicured-lawns-produce-more-greenhouse-gases-than-they-soak-up-9985720.html

TTIP: so many lies.

I really wish politicians would tell the truth. They should be barred from public office for lying. Compare what Caroline Lucas says about Czech Republic to what the Tory MP…

Emperor’s New Clothes? : Death of an illusion?

At last 🙂 Here is evidence for what we’ve been saying all along. Thank you Steffen et al for digging out the data 🙂 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/15/rate-of-environmental-degradation-puts-life-on-earth-at-risk-say-scientists For me personally this is…

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Valuing tribal law

Image: Human species is an interesting one. Perhaps the only species which intentionally destroys it’s own habitat. This species pronounced itself ‘the crown of creation’ and this very species can’t…

New Scottish species from the fossil record

Nice story, shows how much we’ve still to learn about our world. New ichthyosaur ~ with a Gaelic species name http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/fossil-skye-new-species-marine-predator

Toxic chemicals in British rivers

Likely to be true, I lived on the waterways for 10 years travelling extensively. Some fish species were eaten: brown trout and pike for instance, but others now likely to…