We have seen in another post this week a defence of broad consensus by scientists about climate change. With a national election coming later this year, Elections Canada has warned environmental groups that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity. Mia Rabson discusses in an article … Continue reading How can discussing dangers of climate change be considered partisan activity?
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The Netherlands addressing bike parking concern in country where there are more bikes than people
In the Netherlands, where there are more bikes than people, serious money is being spent encouraging even more people to get on their bikes. Having been to Utrecht many times, there is no doubt that bikes are a fundamental means for personal transport. Parking them is a growing problem and the city has now built … Continue reading The Netherlands addressing bike parking concern in country where there are more bikes than people
Criminologist discusses Trump’s approach to climate denial
Ruth McKie, Lecturer in Criminology at De Montfort University uses her background studying criminal behaviour to examine President Trump justifies inaction on climate change in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? Climate denial: Donald Trump mimics criminal behaviour when justifying his stance While much of the world now recognises the … Continue reading Criminologist discusses Trump’s approach to climate denial
The need for better energy storage technologies
Recent research demonstrates how energy storage technologies can play an even more important role in reducing renewable curtailment and GHG emissions from fossil fuel power plants. Jim Erickson posted an article on the Futurity website about the findings from researchers from the University of Michigan. Better renewable energy storage could cut emissions - Futurity … Continue reading The need for better energy storage technologies
Discussing scientific consensus on climate change
There are still disputes whether 97% of climate scientists are confident about the human impact on climate change. Dana Nuccitelli writes a thoughtful artoce on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website. Millions of times later, 97 percent climate consensus still faces denial A few weeks ago, the Bulletin ran a story referring to … Continue reading Discussing scientific consensus on climate change
Trump’s feud: “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind . . .”
Even Bob Dylan was ahead of his time. Well, we knew that at the time. But we never imagined that any President of the United States had such strong feelings about the wind. Obviously, the blowing of the wind is no comfort for Trump. You should enjoy this article by Karen Heller in the Washington … Continue reading Trump’s feud: “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind . . .”
How IoT technology in a pharmaceutical production environment helps illustrate how IoT can aid energy conservation efforts
Examining the installation of IoT technology in a pharmaceutical production environment can help illustrate how IoT can aid energy conservation efforts, provide predictive analytics for machine and manufacturing processes, and help pharma companies reach ISO 50001 targets. Craig Correia explains in an article on the Automation World website. Achieving Energy Efficiency Through Industry 4.0 … Continue reading How IoT technology in a pharmaceutical production environment helps illustrate how IoT can aid energy conservation efforts
Innovations to potentially revolutionise energy efficiency in LEDs
LEDs have transformed our lighting sector. It is encouraging that there are new developments in their production. An article on the SciTech Europa website discusses how graphene and other 2D materials are now being used. Graphene is being used to produce a low-voltage LED Graphene and other 2D materials are being used to produce … Continue reading Innovations to potentially revolutionise energy efficiency in LEDs
The Netherlands is home to one of the most sustainable industrial buildings
Michael Cowan writes on the BBC website about an industrial building in The Netherlands that is considered one of the world’s most sustainable. The building was discussed on a popular BBC programme to see what lessons Britain could learn from this development. What are your views? Is this the world's most sustainable building? Climbing … Continue reading The Netherlands is home to one of the most sustainable industrial buildings
The challenge to address climate change
Christine Corlet Walker, PhD Candidate in Ecological Economics at the University of Surrey writes a thought provoking article on The Conversation website about how to achieve absolute decoupling between growth and GHG emissions. What are your views? Green growth is trusted to fix climate change – here’s the problem with that You may have … Continue reading The challenge to address climate change
