Global warming worries the military - St. Petersburg Times

Then there is the impact of our inefficient energy systems on our forces when each soldier in Afghanistan must carry more than 26 pounds of batteries in his pack for a 72-hour mission.

What if those batteries were replaced with a small hybrid module that exploited wind, solar or hydro power resources?

OU Faculty of Arts Funding Opportunities: Radical Nature Study Day at the Barbican

An event exploring the relationship between contemporary art and climate change.

[So maybe we should let developing countries develop?]: Worst climate change offenders to escape effects, report claims - Times Online

Britain came close to the bottom, ranked 155th out of the 166 countries in the study by Maplecroft, a Bath-based company that provides global risk intelligence for businesses. It said Britain was a low risk country because it has secure supplies of food and water, well-protected ecosystems and strong institutions able to respond well to threats from rising temperature and sea levels.

Ed Miliband attacks Mayor of Doncaster’s claim global warming is a scam

“I am shocked and appalled that the Mayor of Doncaster is describing global warming as a scam. We should trust science not prejudice and the science tells us that climate change is man-made. If left unchecked, it will have severe effects on future generations in Doncaster, and we know from the flooding of 2007 the misery it will cause. It is incredible that Doncaster’s elected Mayor can describe the single biggest threat to our planet in this way.