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The Hard Rain Project

21 February 2008

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The Hard Rain Project takes its name from Bob Dylan’s song- “A Hard Rain is A-Gonna to Fall.” Mark Edwards tells how in July, 1969 he was lost on the edge of the Sahara, and was rescued by a Tuareg nomad, who took him to his people, made a fire and produced a cassette player. Bob [read more]

The 11th Hour – review

20 February 2008

I watched The 11th Hour sitting in a cinema in Dubai with about three or four other people, this film is obviously not going to be a big box office attraction in the Middle East, and its serious and unrelenting message makes this a difficult movie for most. Not a pop-corn movie. The first thing [read more]

Limits to Oil Drilling

16 February 2008

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Reuters reported an interview with Jan-Peter Onstwedder, formerly BP’s most senior risk manager, in which Onstwedder said that the oil, gas and coal reserves already known contain more CO2 than mankind can safely burn. In 2007 Onstwedder worked on the “London Accord” [read more]

Tipping Points in the Earth’s Climate

16 February 2008

By Andrew Palmer Feb 16, 2008 – 7:04:42 AM Email this article Printer friendly page Tim Lenton has said on his Website (http://researchpages.net/ESMG/people/tim-lenton/tipping-points/) that, “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its many excellent reports tends to [read more]

Non-Linear Systems and Climatic Tipping Points

16 February 2008

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Tim Lenton has said on his Website (http://researchpages.net/ESMG/people/tim-lenton/tipping-points/) that, “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its many excellent reports tends to portray climate change as a smooth transition, although it acknowledges the non-linear nature [read more]
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