Archive for November 2006

Zero Carbon House

23/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.

An interesting article about the possibility of building a zero emission house.  Constructed from timber, using solar and wind renewable energy , a heat pump and even incorporating a hydroponic system within a high tech greenhouse it promotes itself as having no direct effect on the environment.

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Life in 2056

17/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.

The Guardian has recently run an interesting article on life in 2056. It's based on an article from New Scientist.  Some of the interesting predictions:

  • limitless supply of spare organs
  • hard evidence of alien life
  • a machine that puts you in the mind of an animal
  • Big Bang explained
  • Human colony on Mars
  • Dramatically improved life span

Plese write in on 1st January 2056 to comment on this story!

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The REAL Threat to Americans

13/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.


Found this at the website http://stpeteforpeace.org/real.threat.html

All this talk of the danger of terrorism and the billions being spent on finding and destroying the Al Qaeda network when all there resources would be far better sapent persuading Americans to stop eating Junk food!

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Ice Storm!

09/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.

Wow.  Ever seen an ice storm?

This took place in Lake Léman (also known as Lake Geneva), Switzerland, in January 2005.

One news account, for example, reported that:

The cold did not save sailing ships moored in the ports of Léman. In
Geneva, several boats sank under the weight of the ice. Several minor
roads were closed, passage having been made impossible by the ice and
the snowdrifts. In downtown Geneva, Servette Street was closed after
the rupture of a water pipeline transformed the roadway into a true
skating rink.


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Kashmir Earthquake 2005

09/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.


The following is a list of resources for the Kashmir Indian/Pakistan Earthquake of 1995.

Pakistan Earthquake 2005

BBC Special Report

A Factfile in Adobe Acrobat on Kashmir

The
most devastating earthquakes since 1900

Red Cross Aid Page

Oxfam Aid

CNN Special Report

Wikepidia Special Report

The Pakistan Quake.Com

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'Only 50 Years left' for Sea Fish

02/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.

This week has been a bad news week. 

Global warning at the start of the week with the Stern Report

which warned of serious consequences if we continue to ignore the serious issue of global warming.

And now today the BBC is reporting on the fact that there is less than 50 years left of sea fish stocks in the worlds sea fisheries.

To cap all this depressing news I also got a speeding ticket for doing 41mph in a 30mph zone!!  Well I suppose I should be driving slower if I want to reduce my CO2 emissions,,,

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If the World were reduced to 100 people..

02/11/2006 by Chris Prettejohn.

The Miniature Earth website has created an excellent animated version of all the different statistics if we could reduce the world to 100 people.  Brilliant!!

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