Monthly Archives: March 2009

Climate Fail

For any hardcore greenies who think that self-imposed carbon limits (like not flying / driving less) will contribute in any meaningful way to preventing rapid climate breakdown, I point you to the comments on this George Monbiot piece in the Guardian. Remember – these are Guardian readers not the Daily Mail! I would of course [...]

Published: 12 March 2009 at 5:05pm | Posted in general | Leave a comment

The least Mandelson deserves…

a bit of green custard in the face…

Published: 6 March 2009 at 1:01pm | Posted in sustainability | Leave a comment

Global Issues on Global Financial Crisis

The excellent Global Issues website has a long article on the financial crisis. Here’s a summary: This update includes notes and a chart on how much the global financial crisis has cost, in context. For example, plummeting stock markets have wiped out 33% of the value of companies, $14.5 trillion. Taxpayers will be bailing out [...]

Published: 2 March 2009 at 7:04am | Posted in sustainability | 1 Comment