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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The battle for science
Powerful interests in the US and Australia are seeking to silence our scientists and anaesthetise us against the impact of their findings. [14 February 2012 | Peter Boyer] Human enlightenment is a fragile thing, and don’t ever think otherwise. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in agricultural science, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, future climate, human behaviour, international politics, modelling, psychology, science, scientific method, social and personal issues, social mindsets
Tagged agricultural science, changes to climate, Christopher Monckton, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, future climate, Gina Rinehart, human behaviour, international politics, Ken Cuccinelli, modelling, Nikolai Vavilov, psychology, science, scientific method, Senator James Inhofe, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Trofim Lysenko
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Transition volunteers are moving ahead regardless
Government support for the rebuilding of our communities is inadequate, but the Transition movement is stepping into the breach. [7 February 2012 | Peter Boyer] There are an awful lot of ways we can go about reducing our carbon pollution. … Continue reading
Posted in built environment, business interests, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, community action, economic activity, economic restructuring, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, human behaviour, land use, leadership, local economy, peak oil, planning, psychology, renewable energy, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, Transition
Tagged Adrian Porter, built environment, business interests, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Chris Harries, climate politics, community action, economic activity, economic restructuring, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, human behaviour, land use, leadership, local economy, peak oil, planning, psychology, Rachel Roddam, renewable energy, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, Totnes, Transition
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Titanic: a centennial reflection aboard Spaceship Earth
[2 February 2012 | Arthur Marcel] WIKIPEDIA: “The RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the … Continue reading
Posted in addresses-talks, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, contrarians, education, future climate, human behaviour, inertia, international politics, leadership, modelling, psychology, public opinion, science, scientific method, social and personal issues, social mindsets
Tagged Arthur Marcel, Bruce Ismay, Christopher Monckton, Edward Smith, George Bush, Ian Plimer, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Turnbull, Matt Ridley, NASA-GISS, Okham's Razor, Robin Williams, Southampton, Thomas Andrews, Titanic, Tony Abbott, White Star Line, William Murdoch
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