Category Archives: Environment

Did you notice the Irony? (# 6) UN Climate Summit

Posted on 9 December 2012 by

The last UN Climate Change Summit took place in Doha, capital of Qatar. By choosing this venue, did the UN wish to reward Qatar for its energy and environmental policies? Qatar has by far the world’s highest output of CO2 per … Continue reading →

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Scott McKenzie, 1939-2012

Posted on 21 August 2012 by

I remember that time. I was a little kid back then and I found it strange. All these festivals with guitars and drums in a field. And how I hated these flower patches on my pants. But now most of the … Continue reading →

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Smoke & Clouds

Posted on 13 August 2012 by

It was hard to tell where the smoke ends and the clouds begin. With the right sky as a background, even a polluting factory can look good.

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This is a Green Car

Posted on 12 August 2012 by

This car carries the plants around with it to offset the carbon dioxide that it produces. (discovered and photographed at Europos Parkas in Lithuania)

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The Lazy People of Malta

Posted on 4 August 2012 by

In the most complete study yet of physical activity, covering 122 countries, the people of Malta turned out to be the laziest people in the world. 72% of Maltese don’t get enough exercise, for which they would only need to … Continue reading →

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Assessing the risk of nuclear technology

Posted on 24 March 2011 by

The nuclear industry is keen on coming up with probabilistic risk assessments that show that a serious accident at a nuclear power plant can only happen every 20,000 years or so (admittedly this number is from a somewhat outdated report … Continue reading →

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Car-free by choice

Posted on 2 October 2010 by

No, I am not immune to charismatic cars. I have had some really cool cars myself: a Chevrolet Blazer S10 was the first one, then a Jeep Cherokee and finally a Jaguar XJ with a 222 HP engine. I loved … Continue reading →

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