We liked this climate change story in this week’s Economist. The idea, mooted a decade ago and re-introduced by British researcher Mr John Munford this week, is, in short: throw iron filings into the sea, the iron then produces nutrients
Is Syria behind the assassination of Ghanim?
Anti Syrian MP Antoine Ghanim was assassinated yesterday, sparking further tension in the run up to the elections. Whilst Syria has condemned the killing, many Lebanese politicians blame Syria for his death. Syria has been accused by many of fighting
Middle East envoy Blair makes a point through choice of hotel
Tony Blair has settled into his mission as Middle East envoy, but has apparently already highlighted the divides between Israelis and Palestinians through his choice of hotel. The bar at his Jerusalem hotel, The American Colony, is, according to Jeremy
Floods, Ouzels and the UK Climate Bill
Floods, freak rainfall and so on – the latest research says it is due to climate change – read the article on the Greenpeace website. There are many recorded real life indicators of climate change but here’s a small but
The Palestinian leadership question
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas has called for new elections to try and heal the divisions between Fatah and Hamas. Such a move is vital if the Palestinians are to create a peaceful environment within which to enter President Bush’s
Cosmic Rays and global warming – the end of the debate?
New research claims to show that cosmic rays are not responsible for our warming climate. Author of the research Mike Lockwood of the UK’s Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory said “This should settle the debate“. There is also an interesting pair of graphs
56% believe scientists are still questioning climate change
According to an Ipsos Mori poll of 2000 people in June, some 56% of those polled said that they thought scientists were still questioning climate change and what was causing it, with many saying that global warming was exaggerated, perhaps
Pocket Issue survey creates a bit of a kerfuffle
As some of you might be aware AOL and Pocket Issue have been running a survey on AOL’s new Go green site. The survey is on the ‘Open to Debate’ page, an extract from our title, Pocket Issue, Global Warming.