The Earth is Full

This TED talk is a useful summary of Paul Gilding’s book, The Great DIsruption. Listening to the first half of his presentation, one could be forgiven for thinking that Gilding has thrown in the towel, based on his projected level of doom and gloom. This is not entirely the case. Yes, things do look grim, [...]

Tech solutions to climate change?

Image source: timesonline.co.uk At one time, I would have dismissed this kind of thing as science fiction, but since becoming a devotee of James Lovelock I am less dismissive of initiatives like these. If Lovelock is right, we have now reached a point where the mainstream sources of renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, etc) will [...]

Arthur Scargill on nuclear power

Image source: bbc.co.uk There is a characteristically controversial piece in The Guardian today by former NUM President, Arthur Scargill. While it is almost sacrilegious for me to say it — given my support for the miners during the famous 1984-85 strike — I’m unconvinced by his arguments. If clean coal technology were readily available this [...]