Tag: climate change

  • Save the Planet by… Becoming a Vegan! Do I really have to?

    Veganism - it’s just something for middle-class ‘hippies’ right? Vegans are those tree-hugging, hemp-wearing festival-goers who say ‘man’ far too much. Well perhaps it’s time for a rethink on that stereotype. At least if you care about environment, that is. If you had thought you could do your bit to fight global warming by getting […]

  • Are Wind Turbines Ugly? New Research Gives Answers…

    Wind Turbines have come to symbolise hope. The image of a slowly rotating wind turbine on a blue sky represents a rose-tinted future where energy is abundant and free; global warming has been conquered (and bunnies leap gaily around fields). But who would really want to live near a wind farm? We long for a […]

  • The Future of Nuclear Power after Fukushima: Thorium Reactors?

    UPDATE (5th August 2011): Following the interesting debates and discussions arising from this piece, a follow up article has been written “Time to Change of view of ‘Nuclear Power’” - which was also published in the Tampa Tribune. Hands up - Who thinks nuclear power is safe? Before the Japan earthquake and tsunami on March […]

  • Earn a Nobel Prize in your Lunch-Break! The Best “Citizen Science” Games Reviewed!

    Have you ever felt like you could be an undiscovered genius? Well scientists have now come up with ingenious ways of you using your brain to push back the boundaries of science… by playing video games! So if you’d like the chance to see if you’re the next Einstein (without the hair) just put down that Sudoku, stop playing Angry Birds and take a look at these computer games! You never know, by playing them you just might help discover the cure for cancer…

  • How To: Survive Global Warming

    Do you find talk about climate change and global warming�?depressing? I�?know I do! Whenever I see anything in the news�?about global warming, pollution or climate change, I’m ashamed to admit�?it, but�?I�?switch off. To be honest: It’s all pretty scary. It’s�?much easier not think about�?things that make us feel uncomfortable. We’ve trashed the rainforests, polluted the�?seas […]