Green Opinions

COP 17 - Sabotage

Air pollution via Shutterstock It's not surprising that the US, the biggest culprit in terms of emissions. Noting China's per capita GHG emission level is much less, thereby making the...

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Some Fishy Politics

Tuna swimming free via Shutterstock Analysis of European decision makers and mathematical models of the likely outcome of current policy has produced alarm bells for fisheries. Researchers at the University...

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The Value of Science

Scientific research via Shutterstock As I start this piece of musing, let me share with you a single day that justified my decision to become a scientist. At the time,...

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Tilting at Windmills

UK wind farm via Shutterstock I suppose it must be a good twenty years since the first of the "new generation" windmills first graced England's green and pleasant land. If...

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Cause of Grounded Ship Still a Mystery

Oil Spill via Shutterstock The reason Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef, near New Zealand, is still unknown but its damaging effects are becoming clearer every day. The cargo...

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Food Waste - Our Dirty Little Secret

Dumpster full of food waste outside a supermarket via Shutterstock According to the EPA's most recent official statistics, in 2009 more than 30 million tons of food was discarded in...

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Let Me Model That For You...

Let me start by nailing my colours to the mast: I am an analytical scientist by training; I measure things with known accuracy and precision (trust me, I modelled it!)....

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