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, that […]

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 […]

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 alone […]

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.

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.