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Kyoto Watch – Day One
On the very first day of the First Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol, our reporter was out checking on progress. The response on Day One is remarkable. Many shops and banks are closed, others opening only for a few … Continue reading
Greentech Extra from the Netherlands
During the Christmas Break our technology correspondent Nat Eb has been in the Netherlands – out and about in shopping centres, airports and other public spaces looking for the latest technological solutions to serve energy conscious consumers. Broogle Signs: energy … Continue reading
The Oil Company Hardship Fund – saving Canada’s forests
The destruction of forests was once thought of as an insoluble global problem. But two new funds offer a glimmer of hope for us all. In recent years the Brazilians and the Indonesians got a lot of stick from the … Continue reading
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Moore’s Law and Gore’s Law
Today many politicians and wise people including Prince Charles think that we can cut greenhouse gases to a safe level by 2050 while maintaining economic growth.[1] A simple mathematical calculation suggests otherwise. Assume the safe level is 50% of today’s … Continue reading
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The Knitting Fund
“Not all Germans are bad,” mused Elek Urbán, one-time foreign minister of the Human and Animal Kingdom of Hungary. He and his son László were having a drink and a smoke in the Golden Bustard Beerhouse with Nat Eb. “You … Continue reading
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