Posts in December 2008
And Finally: Only in America…
Here’s a silly story for the festive season. The authorities in America are investigating a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon who claims that he used the fat he removed from patients in liposuction operations to power his “green” SUV. California’s public health department has opened an inquiry into claims made by the surgeon, Dr Alan Bittner,…
Continue reading ‘And Finally: Only in America…’.Putin: “Era of Cheap Gas” at an End
Oil may be at its lowest level for years, but Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned consumers that the “era of cheap gas” is coming to an end. At a meeting to create a new forum of gas exporting countries, Putin said: “The expenses necessary for developing fields are rising sharply, and this means…
Continue reading ‘Putin: “Era of Cheap Gas” at an End’.Utah’s Own “Shoe Thrower” Disrupts Bush Auction
Over the last eight years, millions of people have protested and marched against the injustices, excesses and ineptitude of the Bush Administration. The most recent and most famous is now the Iraqi journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at Bush uttering the words, “That is a farewell kiss, you dog.” But he is not…
Continue reading ‘Utah’s Own “Shoe Thrower” Disrupts Bush Auction’.Sea-Level Rise to “Substantially Exceed” Projections
Continuing the theme of volatile trends, yesterday’s news was that the Arctic was melting much faster than previously predicted. Today’s news, not surprisingly, is that sea level rise will “substantially exceed” previous estimates. The latest estimates are that it could rise 150 cm this Century.
Arctic “passes point of no return”
Yesterday on the blog I noted that “what was deemed impossible just months ago now seems highly probable or even normal”. OK, I was talking about the financial chaos and the volatile oil price, but the same could be said of climate change.
It’s Official: Oil Will Peak by 2020
These are turbulent times, no doubt. The unexpected seems to happen on an almost daily basis and what was deemed impossible just months ago now seems highly probable or even normal, whether we are talking financial crisis, falling currencies, or the price of oil. But what about when we will reach peak oil? Another hotly…
Continue reading ‘It’s Official: Oil Will Peak by 2020′.The End of the Road?
It is over fifty years ago when the then Chief Executive of General Motors, Charles Wilson, famously told the Senate in 1953 that “for years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa”. Not any more. It could well be the end of the road for…
Continue reading ‘The End of the Road?’.EU Credibility on Line over Climate Deal
Good old Europe. Just when you hoped that European leaders would finally pull together and show leadership at Poznan to force through a deal, they just end up doing what they do best. Squabbling. So much so that the EU in-fighting has undermined the climate talks in Poznan. There is no doubt that the Poznan…
Continue reading ‘EU Credibility on Line over Climate Deal’.Last Orders in the Last Chance Saloon
Yet another climate conference, yet more hot air, but so little time. Unless a serious deal is struck in Poznan this week, we are all in serious trouble. Although the UN Climate Conference this week in Poznan is the smaller precursor meeting to the huge jamboree that will be Copenhagen next December, it is no…
Continue reading ‘Last Orders in the Last Chance Saloon’.Hey Big Oil, We Will See You in Court….
Watch out Big Oil, and King Coal. Your day in court is rapidly coming. One of Britain’s leading climate scientists believes that the day when people affected by worsening storms, heatwaves and floods could soon be able to sue oil, coal and power companies is fast approaching. Myles Allen, a physicist at Oxford University, argues…
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