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An interesting article I read at Yale Environment 360 recently, details why biofuels are not a green alternative. It's pretty obvious that taking food products out of circulation in order to run cars is only going to benefit those at the higher socio-economic levels, but this article gives goes into some depth and shows that the benefits even for those making money from bio-fuels are fools gold when compared to the environmental damage they can cause.

Here are some excerpts:
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I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Dr Harry Lehmann who is visiting Adelaide for the Clever Green Conference currently underway at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Dr Lehmann is the General Director at the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany and Head of the Environmental Planning and Sustainable Strategies Division. He is a member of the World Council for Renewable Energies, as well as the co-founder and scientific board chairman of the "Energy Watch Group." Dr Lehmann has… Continue

Reported on climateprogress.org, this article on our warming climate is more information to blow away any claims from contrarians that 'global warming stopped in 1998'.

A taste follows, but the article has colour diagrams so it's worth visiting! The link is at the bottom of this post.

"The 2000s were the hottest decade in recorded history by far — even though we’re at “the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century.” The 2000s were a full 0.2°C warmer than the 1990s, which of course had been th… Continue

There is an excellent article on http://climateprogress.org (incorporating parts of another article by Auden Schendler and Mark Trexler featured on Grist ). It deals with the way the conservatives who advocate little or no action towards mitigating climate change may be unwittingly betraying their small government ideals.

Central to the argument is the disparate nature of the essentially conservative views held by climate 'disinformers'. These are well d… Continue

My most treasured Christmas present this year was the book 'Storms of My Grandchildren' by James Hansen. It came with a handwritten card from my 5yo boy that read "Dear Daddy, to help with your work. Love, Connor".
How brilliant to have my son recognise the hours I spend on climate issues as 'work'. It may not pay well(!) but my greatest recompense will be the ability to hand him a world in safe condition. I'm prepared to put in whatever it takes to achieve that. (That's Connor with me in my pro… Continue