Oct 18
BBC, 17 October 2011
Climate change poses "an immediate,
growing and grave threat" to health and security around the world, according to
an expert conference in London. Officers in the UK military warned that the price of goods such as fuel is
likely to rise as conflict provoked by climate change increases.
Oct 18
Desdemona Despair, 15 October 2011
The melting of the Arctic sea ice is progressing much faster and more
dramatically than earlier estimated, according to new research by the Norwegian
Polar Institute (NPI).
This means that the Arctic Sea could be free of ice in the summer in ten
years time, rather than the 50 to 100 years estimated earlier.
Oct 18
New York Times, 14 October 2011
WITHIN weeks of when Nissan first began delivering the Leaf to buyers last December, do-it-yourselfers were looking for ways to make the new electric car — an engineering marvel from one of the worl
Oct 18
The Oil Drum, 17 October 2011
This is the fourth post in the series following the oil price, markets and general health of the global economy examining the simple theory that OECD recession may result from annual average oil price exceeding $100 /bbl. The annual average price (AAP) of Brent went through $100 on around 16th August 2011 and the AAP stood at $105.3 on 12th October. The AAP high point in the 2008 price spike was $104.8 on 9th October that year.
Oct 14
The Greens, 13 October 2011
The [Federal] Government and Opposition have combined to vote down a Senate Inquiry into vehicle fuel efficiency standards moved by the Australian Greens today.
Oct 14
Sydney Morning Herlad, 14 October 2011
Just three international airlines, Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Air New Zealand, operate one-quarter of the seats that are flown into Australia. What do they have in common? They are all majority-owned by governments.
Oct 13
BBC News, 12 October 2011
Working in the city and living on one's own land far out in the countryside has always been a goal for many Americans. The recession has turned hours of commuting to and from work into a reality that's hard to escape.
Oct 13
BBC News, 12 October 2011
Working in the city and living on one's own land far out in the countryside has always been a goal for many Americans. The recession has turned hours of commuting to and from work into a reality that's hard to escape.
Oct 13
Bloomberg, 12 October 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia is nearing an agreement with China to supply natural gas to the world’s biggest energy consumer. “Those who sell always want to sell at a higher price, while those who buy want to buy at a lower price,” Putin said yesterday at the start of a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister
Oct 12
The Independent, 12 October 2011
BP is making contingency
plans to fight the largest oil spill in history, as it prepares to drill more
than 4,000 feet down in the Atlantic in wildlife-rich British waters off the
Shetland Islands.
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