Power station emissions soar

"Carbon emissions from UK power stations have increased by nearly 30% over the past eight years, putting the government's climate change targets under threat, a report showed today.

The report, compiled for environmental group WWF, shows that in 2006 alone emissions rose by 6% to reach 178m tonnes, as high gas prices led to an increased use of coal to produce electricity.

The power sector's emissions have now reached the highest level since 1992, cancelling out all of the gains from the so-called "dash for gas", which saw emissions fall from 201m tonnes in 1990 to 139m in 1999, the report said."

Source: The Guardian

Who in their right mind use coal to produce electricity? Don't they see the connection between the use of coal and high emissions of carbon dioxide? Idiots!!!

Fighting for air: frontline of war on globalwarming

"In the most polluted city on earth, the smog is so thick that it seems to consume its source. Iron foundries, smelting plants and cement factories loom out of the haze then disappear once more as you drive along Linfen's roads. The outlines of smoke stacks blur in the filthy mist. No sooner are the plumes of carbon and sulphur belched out than the chimneys are swallowed up again."

"The effects have been dramatic. By 2009 China is predicted to overtake the United States as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. India has recently become the fourth biggest polluter, but its steeply rising emissions will see it in third place within a few years.

China's three decades of industrial blitzkrieg has extracted a heavy price. Seventy percent of its rivers are contaminated. In the southern Himalayas, ancient glaciers are melting. Further north, encroaching deserts threaten the livelihoods of 400 million people."

Source: The Guardian

The sad effects of progress. You'd wish that these up and coming countries, like China and India, would try to take advantage of what the western world has already experienced, in order to save their environment. However, what is happening right now, in especially China, might very well be the beginning of the end of the world as we've known it. They still have a chance to do something about it, but time is running out, and fast. Globalwarming is not a myth, it's fact. We need to be aware of our actions. Awareness2007 is essential as a start.

Pill stops cow burps and helps save the planet

"Cut down on flying, sell the car and recycle your bottles. But if you really want to tackle globalwarming, you should stop your cow from burping.

According to scientific estimates, the methane gas produced by cows is responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions. And now, German scientists have invented a pill to cut bovine burping."

Source: The Guardian

Really? As much as 4%? Can you really compare that to the pollution from cars, airplanes and heavy industry? I don't see it to be honest. Just leave the poor cattle alone, and concentrate on the heavy industry as they are responsible for a much larger portion of greenhouse gas emissions than the cows. All in the spirit of Globalwarming Awareness2007!

Republicans accuse Gore of environment hype

"Al Gore's environmental credentials came under fire from Republicans yesterday as he appeared before Congress to urge America to take a lead in tackling climate change.

The former vice-president, fresh from winning an Oscar for his documentary An Inconvenient Truth, faced tough questions from congressmen and senators who doubt that globalwarming is man-made.

They listened as Mr Gore appealed for the US to start framing federal legislation to cut carbon emissions.

His passionate performance did nothing to calm speculation in Washington's political circles that he may yet seek the Democrat presidential nomination in 2008, despite the shadow of defeat in 2000 that hangs over him.

Mr Gore has always been most sure-footed on the environment, which he championed early in his career.

"The US is the natural leader of the world and the world is facing a truly planetary crisis," he said. "There is hope in the whole country that the US Congress will rise to the occasion and present a meaningful solution to this crisis."

The whole country evidently does not include Joe Barton, a Republican from oil-producing Texas, who questioned Mr Gore about several claims in his film, the third highest grossing documentary ever."

Source: The Telegraph

Any surprice the Republicans attack Al Gore? Not really!

Looking for life on the ocean wave

"The man who cracked the human genome is trawling the high seas for his next challenge, reports Roger Highfield

How to save the world: put one buccaneering entrepreneur-cum-bioscientist on a luxury yacht. Using some mighty fine nets, let him trawl the world's oceans for the smallest creatures.

Catalogue the genetic diversity of this, the most abundant form of life in the largest habitat on Earth. Then hijack the molecular machinery of these microbes to make clean energy, new drugs or boost the ability of the Earth's lungs to "breathe" more carbon dioxide, and so limit globalwarming."

Source: The Telegraph

Spring is blown away as Arctic wind sets in

"Britain has been thrust back into the grip of winter by snowfalls that brought an end to a week of sunshine.

Much of the country was hit by cold winds and snow showers overnight and the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the next few days.

Arctic winds are expected to predominate before being dislodged by a milder westerly airflow later in the week.

Gritting lorries were out in force in the north of England and Scotland as police warned of dangerous driving conditions, and possible damage to power lines."

Source: The Telegraph

This is yet another example of the extremely confused weather conditions we have in the northern parts of Europe right now! Is it a result of globalwarming? It is really difficult to say, but I think most people tend to believe so.

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Scientists threatened for 'climate denial'

"Scientists who questioned mankind's impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community.

They say the debate on globalwarming has been "hijacked" by a powerful alliance of politicians, scientists and environmentalists who have stifled all questioning about the true environmental impact of carbon dioxide emissions.

Timothy Ball, a former climatology professor at the University of Winnipeg in Canada, has received five deaths threats by email since raising concerns about the degree to which man was affecting climate change.

One of the emails warned that, if he continued to speak out, he would not live to see further globalwarming."

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While it might seem ridiculous to deny mankind's role in globalwarming, it's probably even more ridiculous to post death threats to people simply for questioning a well known fact. If they want to ignore the signs it's really up to them, just as it is up to us to ignore them.

The Green Grouse effect

Green Grouse


4 cl The Famous Grouse whisky
2 cl Sourz Apple liqeuor
6 cl white cranberry juice
0,5 cl sourmix
garnish: sugar and cinnamon

Shake Famous Grouse, Sourz Apple and white cranberry juice with a splash of sourmix in a shaker. Wet the rim of a chilled cocktail glass and dip lightly in a cinnamon and sugar mix for a tasty and decorative rim. Pour the drink.

Does smoking cause globalwarming?

In the spirit of globalwarming awareness2007 I have to ask the question, don't you agree? Smokers spew out their smoke all the time. Millions of them, hundreds of millions of smokers world wide. Every day, every minute, every second. What's in that smoke? Carbon dioxide most likely, the same carbon dioxide we blame the auto industry for. Shouldn't we start paying attention to the tobacco industry as well?

Sure, we already blame them for such things as lung cancer and second hand smoke, but what about their obvious part in polluting the planet?

I welcome any thoughts on the matter!!!

Electric cars: Little juice coupes

"The electric car, left for dead in the 1990s, is charging up for a comeback. Give it a few minutes.

A handful of automotive giants and start-ups are racing to bring to market a mass-produced electric vehicle free from the limitations that doomed previous efforts. Once derided for their golf cart-size engines and limited range between charges, this latest generation of vehicles promises performance that rivals premium sports cars and sports-utility vehicles on the road today.

The next 18 months figure to be critical in determining whether the electric car is a viable alternative to internal combustion or just more science fiction.

General Motors, the company blamed in a 2006 documentary for killing off the electric car's last incarnation, put the spotlight on the technology earlier this year when it announced it would bring the concept back to showrooms as soon as 2010. But a handful of smaller companies, some backed by A-list technology investors, intend to beat GM to market by putting cars on the road as soon as this year. The momentum is part of a wider trend toward using electricity to help power vehicles. The success that Toyota and, to a lesser extent, Ford Motor have had selling gasoline-battery hybrids, coupled with improvements in electric car design and high gas prices, has caused the entire industry to reconsider the virtues of going electric."

Source: The New York Times

What took them so long? I'll tell you what! Greed!!! That's what took them so long! But now when they see that the consumer prefers buying more environmentally friendly cars, they are simply forced to reconsider. It's not that they want to, they have to!!!

This year is Globalwarming Awareness2007. It's time to open your eyes to the reality of globalwarming and the threats to our environment!