'It's Orwellian': Everyone in UK could be given a personal 'carbon allowance'... Nov 14, 2009
Best solution would be an unlimited Carbon 'Allowance" I will personally accept any amount of money and will issue "Carbon Indulgences" in return. Lord Smith is not in touch with reality, nor is our current Prime Minister. Brian Johnson on November 14, 2009 at 08:07 AM There's a thread over at the Guardian right now because George Monbiot has written an article, which asks the following question: Should climate deniers be allowed to speak on the (BBC Radio 4) Today programme?... (The Drudge Report)
* David Attenboroughs long walk on the wild side Oct 1, 2009
The British journalist George Monbiot crystallized the complaint of some environmentalists that Attenboroughs vision of the world too often underplayed the extent of humanitys impact on the environment. There are two planet Earths. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Glorious hours of basterdy Sep 3, 2009
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Coconuts used to capture carbon Sep 3, 2009
Writing in the Guardian newspaper earlier this year, the UK environmental commentator George Monbiot said that while charcoal improved plant growth in some cases, it actually suppressed the growth in others. "Just burying carbon bears little relation to the farming techniques that created terras pretas (dark, nutrient-rich soils of the Amazon)," he said. (BBC News -- Science)
Face it, we are all narcissists now Sep 3, 2009
" Carr-Gregg - who coincidentally was three years behind Turnbull at Sydney Grammar - won't comment publicly on the Nelson diagnosis. But, along with the psychometrician Simon Kinsella, he is working on a series of psychological profiles of famous Australians for an upcoming book, to identify personality structure and psychopathology in different professions, from politicians and journalists to creative artists and sports people. "I would give anything to do Malcolm Turnbull," he says. It's one... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Tell Obama ‘no we can’t’ Jun 23, 2009
""In a Washington Post column which doubted the effects of global warming, Will stated that: "According to the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center, global sea ice levels now equal those of 1979." This and several other claims attracted the attention of environmentalists, such as British author and activist George Monbiot. Asked to respond, the website of Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois states that: "We do not know where George Will is getting his... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
A Car of Ones Own, Andrew OHagan,London Review of Books Jun 17, 2009
Instead of paying people to scrap their cars, we might as well burn ten-pound notes in power stations, George Monbiot told the BBC. Some of the firms the incentive scheme is intended to help have been afraid the move would leave them out of pocket. Honda, Ford and Vauxhall have been reluctant to take part. (Harper's Magazine)
Suit Shopping Apr 1, 2009
The award-winning Guardian columnist George Monbiot describes the restrictions on Britain s press as a national disgrace. It may appear strange that the libel tourist s favorite destination is the cradle of parliamentary democracy and home of Magna Carta. (The American Conservative)
