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Understanding Geological Timeframes (and other massive numbers)

With the talk of global warming having “heated up” as we approached the Copenhagen conference, we’re seeing more talk around what can happen in different timeframes. So, although this is somewhat off...

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Can Europe Survive? Life after Katla…

Image via Wikipedia The recent chaos surrounding the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland – with effects being felt globally in terms of significant financial losses, disruption to...

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A Failure of Leadership

Image via Wikipedia The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted many problems – problems with the technology for drilling at depths where the water pressure is around a ton per square...

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Blackouts or Nuclear Power – UK’s stark choice

Image via Wikipedia There’s a good deal of talk about power today: oil prices retaining their high levels in spite of Saudi offering to make up any shortfall due to Libya, nuclear back-tracking...

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