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Dare to be great

September 2, 2014 by Peter Leave a Comment

Polly Higgins is the barrister who gave the very powerful talk - Ecocide, the 5th Crime Against Peace. I liked that very much. Here, she has a different type of talk with "Dare to be great" that's … [Read more...] about Dare to be great

Filed Under: Science, Sustainability, Videos Tagged With: ecology, pollution

What is ecological overshoot?

August 26, 2014 by Peter Leave a Comment

This video about ecological overshoot suggests we are living beyond our means. This feels like it's true, but I haven't yet seen the quantifiable figures behind it. Could be some more evidence that … [Read more...] about What is ecological overshoot?

Filed Under: Science, Sustainability, Videos Tagged With: ecology

Solar power for the whole planet?

July 21, 2014 by Peter 2 Comments

How much of the Earth's surface would need to be covered by solar panels in order to get electricity from solar power for the whole planet? A remarkably small amount. The large red box in the … [Read more...] about Solar power for the whole planet?

Filed Under: Science, Sustainability Tagged With: solar energy

350

July 20, 2014 by Peter Leave a Comment

http://350.org This is the website of an organization that is trying to build a global movement to reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere back to 350 ppm. This is the level that James Hansen … [Read more...] about 350

Filed Under: Science, Sustainability, Websites Tagged With: climate change, CO2

How quantum mechanics explains global warming

July 20, 2014 by Peter Leave a Comment

This is a nice short video (only 5 minutes long) that explains how CO2 acts as a blanket around the Earth. The infrared heat emitted by the Earth would pass out into space except that CO2 captures … [Read more...] about How quantum mechanics explains global warming

Filed Under: Nature, Science, Sustainability, Videos Tagged With: climate change, TED

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Hi, I'm Peter Whiting. For my whole life I've been a scientist, but my life has taken a new track. Starting about 8 years ago, I began to realise that so much of our standard way of living just isn't right. We need to become more aware, press the reset button and try to live life in the right direction.

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