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Author Archives: dwighttowers
Tacitus talks of t’apocalypse
From a brilliant book called Reports from a Wild Country: ethics for decolonisation by Deborah Bird Rose UNSW Press 2004 Tacitus wrote of the Roman conquest of Britain. He put some of the most damning critique into the voice of one … Continue reading
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Climate warnings too conservative…
“All the climate warnings are actually very conservative. Things are deteriorating very fast. You can ignore it as politicians if you want to, and most of them do because it’s not on their time frame.” So says well-known communist stooge, … Continue reading
Concentrate on this…
Story from Climate Progress full of good cheer, on atmospheric concentrations come the year 2100. Fubarred…
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In a hole, looking for new places to dig
Australia is “jokingly” referred to as China’s quarry. The Australian economy is booming, and very tied to China‘s seemingly insatiable demand for raw materials. And here’s this from today’s Australian Financial Review: The federal government has been pressed by a … Continue reading
The wrong kind of ice…
This comment: I’ve been thinking about how lots of the commentary generally in Australia (and elsewhere) about disastrous winter weather in the northern hemisphere ignores how _higher_ winter temperatures can be responsible for catastrophes. I watched a fascinating doco on … Continue reading
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A species determined to kill itself
Sometimes the blog posts just write themselves Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Climb as Economy Recovers EXETER, UK, November 22, 2010 (ENS) – Global emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide are likely to reach record levels in 2010, according to … Continue reading
UNFCCCC talks go nowhere – Colour Me Amazed
Well, gosh, I am such a Nostradamus. Just last week I said to someone “these climate talks in China are going to achieve nothing.” It was a brave prediction, that few could have dared to make. And so it is … Continue reading
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Reasons we are in Denial
From a 2006 spoof newspaper I did. 12 reasons why we are still in denial MANCHESTER- A special investigation by this newspaper has revealed that Climate Change has been systematically under-estimated and under-reported. While no single villain is to blame, … Continue reading
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Scientists Wrong About Climate Change- It’s Actually Far Far Worse
Back in the day (i.e. 2006), when it looked like we folks around Climate Camp would be smart enough to actually make the network of NVDA really happen, there was a post-Drax meeting in Manchester. Where it all went wrong. … Continue reading
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