Journalists, polar bears, caribou and climate change

There is a kind of simplistic approach that some journalists use when it comes to climate change. Some treat climate change as a religion claiming that a single very hot summer is evidence of climate change. Some are climate change deniers who can be even more fervently religious in their approach.

Biofuels and their environmental effects

Minnesota was the first state in the USA to pass a law requiring ethanol to be mixed with vehicle fuel. It has a large agricultural industry, so it was logical to tie its own industries with a fuel source that was thought to be environmentally positive. It environmental record on other matters is good – [...]

We over use fertilisers

Over use of fertilisers casues long term environmental damage and add to climate change. Here I explain the processes involved.

Bio fuels, tropical forests and progress

In our lemming-like rush to find easy and cheap options to replace expensive fossil fuel which will run out one day and to reduce carbon emissions which may overcome us one day people have turned to bio fuels – the growing of crops for the vegetable oils which can then be refined and used as [...]

Killing the rainforest

The rain forests are not only part of our planet’s lungs but they are also part of its air conditioning system. It cleans the air of carbon dioxide and keeps the planet at a stable temperature. Like any natural system it is best left alone to carry out its functions because humans cannot improve upon [...]

Warming the the tropics and the tropical dry forest

Some things are hard to explain, especially when it comes to climate change. For example, if the planet is supposed to be getting warmer why have readings taken from weather balloons and satellites indicated that the lower atmosphere in the tropics is not warming up as quickly as the rest of the planet? If climate [...]

The woodlands that are under threat and why this is important

England was once virtually covered in trees, mainly hardwood trees like the oak and the elm. There were once large forests, like that at Sherwood, where Robin Hood became famous, that were almost impenetrable. Now Sherwood is a sad series of truncated pieces of woodland. The mighty oaks were felled to build a navies, and [...]

The way in which trees degrade heat

As a planet we are running out of trees. Many people regard trees as a sustainable resource, because having cut one down you can grow another tree, or several trees to replace it. This, of course is true, but having cut down trees and used them, even if you replace the old trees with new [...]

Mature forests – the planet’s natural air conditioners

Everyone thinks of rain forests as important to the stability of the climate because they convert carbon dioxide into carbon, thereby sequestrating the greenhouse gas. So they are, but rain forests also play another equally important role in the climate of the planet, and this role is often overlooked. Rainforests are places which degrade energy, [...]

What should we be doing with tidal energy?

What should we be doing with tidal energy? As our fossil fuel is becoming more expensive and is being sourced from places where a constant supply is not always guaranteed, and as we become more aware, almost every day, that the burning of fuel to generate heat and power is causing all kinds of environmental [...]