I have no idea of what to make of this, except to make a quick post here. Margaret Hamilton is a computer scientist/software engineer responsible for much of the on-board Apollo computer system, a rather amazing piece of technology from the 1960s that got Apollo astronauts to the moon and back. Ivanpah is a thermal…
Guest “you couldn’t make this sort of schist up if you tried” by David Middleton Tesla’s ‘Cyberpunk’ Truck Is Already America’s New Favorite Pickup: Study By Sissi Cao • 07/03/19 Elon Musk has made no secret of his intention to someday build an electric pickup truck. The Tesla CEO has been teasing the idea for…
Guest Ayeuhhh???? by David Middleton Meanwhile, oil, gas, and coal companies are killing many of the 22,000 remaining polar bears by melting the ice and destroying habitat, yet get away with it. Man charged in Alaska for killing a polar bear and burning body after letting it rot 5 monthshttps://t.co/48bxn1EsHl — Mark Z. Jacobson (@mzjacobson)…
Guest aeuhhh??? by David Middleton H/T to Pop Piasa… Planning in and for a post-growth and post-carbon economy John BarryContribution to Cowell, R et al (eds), Routledge Companion Volume to Environmental Planning and Sustainability Introduction – the condition our condition is in […] John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy This was as the only…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall An Aussie climate activist group is worried that their supporters can’t read the instructions on tubes of superglue, so they are holding training sessions to ensure activists know how to glue themselves to pavements and miscellaneous landmarks. While I don’t support people glueing themselves to landmarks, well its a start.…
The conspiracy theory that keeps on giving. There’s a new piece of rubbish article on Medium making the rounds, with a “new” analysis of Climategate pointing to those wascally Wussians, by Iggy Ostanin The identity of the hackers has remained a mystery despite the efforts of law enforcement and journalists. It can be revealed for…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall German Green Leader Annalena Baerbock has apologised for suggesting German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s apparent ill health was caused by global warming. Germany’s Green leader sorry for linking Angela Merkel’s shaking to climate crisis German Green party leader Annalena Baerbock has tweeted her apologies after suggesting that the chancellor’s trembling may…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JaneHM – the University of New South Wales, the home university of Chris Turney, leader of the Ship of Fools expedition which got stuck in the Antarctic ice, has just forbidden lecturers from teaching anthropological historical facts which might offend Australia’s indigenous community. University bans ‘inappropriate’ scientific data about…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Extinction Rebellion is incensed that New York Times isn’t providing enough coverage of the climate crisis. Arrests at protest over New York Times’ ‘unacceptable’ climate coverage Protesters block avenue between Port Authority and NYTExtinction Rebellion calls for better coverage of climate crisis Amanda Holpuch in New York @holpuchSun 23 Jun 2019 06.14 AEST…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall New Scientist is dissatisfied with the climate gospel being preached by the Catholic Church. Religion must rise to the challenge of climate change too No planet B | With biblical floods and famine on the cards, the fight against global warming needs faiths to get serious about green issues By Graham Lawton ……