October 26th, 2007
The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4) assessment series launched on 25 October provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the state of the environment.
Put very bluntly the report states that the world’s population is now at the stage where ” the amount of resources needed to sustain it exceeds what is available”.
The [...]
October 10th, 2007
Resources for Alternative Energy
There are many different forms in which alternative energy is available.
One of these is solar power. Solar power is driven by photovoltaic cells, and these are progressively getting less expensive and more advanced. Solar energy power can be used for electricity, heating, and making hot water. Solar energy produces no pollution, as [...]
October 9th, 2007
George Bush and John Howard did their best to try very hard to appear to be doing something about climate change at the APEC meeting in Sydney last month. With other pacific rim countries they declared some completely “voluntary, aspirational” goals for reducing emissions which probably means that as far as polluting goes, its [...]