CO2 acidification of oceans threatens mass extinction of sea life

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are acidifying the oceans and threaten a mass extinction of sea life, warns Dr Carol Turley from Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Though it is impossible to know how marine life will cope, she fears many species will not survive. Since the Industrial Revolution, CO2 emissions have already turned the sea …
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Legalisation is the least bad solution: stop the drug wars and save money.

How to stop the drug wars – An unusual leader for The Economist, and perhaps a bit surprising in this economic crisis.  But the arguments are sound.  In a nutshell, prohibition doesn’t work, it rewards criminals, penalises poor farmers, and costs governments much money.  Legalisation, though imperfect would save billions and allow governments to focus …
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Black is the new green,

A popular article from the FT describing the benefits of adding charcoal to the soil.  Eprida is commercialising this technology.  And we add charcoal to the compost/soil when we have it. Black is the new green By Fiona Harvey In Brazil’s Amazon basin, farmers have long sought out a special form of fertiliser – a …
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Cooking makes humans intelligent.

It’s a pet hypothesis that interesting food makes interesting (and interested) people.  There seems to be a correlation between interesting people and their interest in food and cooking.  People who appreciate variety in food and who can play in the kitchen seem to be that little bit more passionate about life.  … well, that’s the …
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Is a food crisis looming? Can solutions be implemented fast enough?

The cost of food remains high.  The UN is addressing the issue as a matter of urgency. While energy prices have halved over the past year, the cost of food remains high, particularly for people who spend most of their wealth on food.  The buoyancy of trade also hinders access to food.  Though the financial …
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TV to change our world.

I came across a most extraordinary billboard yesterday.  It announced a number of planet saving cries such as: “love more”, “be vegetarian”, “go green” and purported to be from SupremeMasterTV.com.  I was so intrigued that I had to log on and see if it was true.  And it is.  SuprememasterTV is a global free to …
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End death for sex?

The UN has not agreed yet that decriminalisation of sexual orientation is an appropriate step towards adoption of the universal declaration of human rights.  While the majority of countries voted to decriminalise homosexuality, a significant number of conservative governments did not want to have anything with the motion.  Homosexuality is a criminal offence in more …
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Urban car clubs taking off …?

Hertz, which buys half a million cars annually is about to launch a car club to serve people that live in cities and would like access to a car without teh cost and trouble of owning one.  This initative is very encouraging.  If it works well it should remove cars from the streets of cities, …
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Optimistic? Pestimistic? No. Realistic

You’re right to try to be optimistic. Or at least positive. A positive outlook helps keep spirits up, helps avoid despondency. despondency can be the worst because then you just stop doing anything and sink in to a mire of desperation. But optimism about the outlook could be even more dangerous. It could result in …
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