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There’s interesting article in Wired about how the source of the E.coli outbreak in Europe, that killed at least 44 people and infected over 3700, has been tracked to a supplier in Egypt. And why the outbreak is likely to reoccur at any time in the next three years. In a couple of . . . → Read More: The E.coli (EHEC/STEC) outbreak in Europe could continue for the next 3 years I watched an interesting film on Arte last night, about planned obsolescence. I liked the title in French – Prêt à jeter (ready to throw away), a play on the phrase from the fashion industry, “prêt à porter” (ready to wear). The English title of the film is Pyramids of Waste or alternatively The . . . → Read More: Prêt à jeter  A lot of the rest of the world could fit in Africa If one thinks about it at all, then one tends to underestimate the size of Africa. In fact it is big enough to fit in most of Europe, the USA, Japan, India and China and then some. The Daily Telegraph points to thorium as a way out of the energy crisis. Dr Rubbia says a tonne of the silvery metal – named after the Norse god of thunder, who also gave us Thor’s day or Thursday – produces as much energy as 200 tonnes of uranium, or 3,500,000 tonnes of . . . → Read More: Thorium could be the answer to the energy crisis BP has been quite tight-lipped about what is going on at the Deepwater Oil Spill site, so it is difficult as a member of the public to understand the issues about the spill. There is a web site, The Oil Drum, which has attracted a lot of informed comments about the developing situation . . . → Read More: What is really going on in the Gulf of Mexico? If global warming hasn’t frightened your socks off yet, then take a look at these two news items: 1. The UK is likely to run out of soil in the next 60 years. Other countries are similarly affected: An estimated 75 billion tonnes of soil is lost annually with more than 80 per . . . → Read More: Running out of… Valencia and La Albufera if the sea level rises just one meter Flood Map, a Google mashup, shows which land will be under water when Global Warming raises the sea level. (Via Boing . . . → Read More: Are you going to get wet feet? If you thought the current financial crisis was bad news, things are looking even worse for 2030, says an article in the Guardian today: A “perfect storm” of food shortages, scarce water and insufficient energy resources threaten to unleash public unrest, cross-border conflicts and mass migration as people flee from the worst-affected regions, the . . . → Read More: More disturbing news It has taken German politicians three years to agree how cars should be taxed such that the tax reflects – at least partially – the amount of damage that their emissions do to the environment. US politicians spent most of the last eight years in denial that the climate could be influenced by humans. . . . → Read More: Politicians are just too slow Graphic from the WWF report The Living Planet Mankind. The worst thing for the planet Earth, according to The Living Planet Report (download the report – pdf (4.4 MB). The report is written in an easy to read style, not for hardened economists, so its worth taking a look at it and not just . . . → Read More: The worst thing for the planet |
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