Tag: global warming
Pope calls for social justice on planet’s resources
Protecting the planet is no longer optional, says Pontiff.
Strawberries in winter
One swallow does not a summer make, they say, and one strawberry doesn’t equal global warming – though I did scratch my head when the plants at the front of my house produced fruit on the shortest day of the year.
Paint it white to combat global warming
Did you know painting your roof a lighter shade helps fight global warming – and can be 30 per cent cheaper? Ellie van Baaren explains.
Stop global warming – by fracking??
Forget Kyoto, let’s stop global warming with fracking, argues Dieter Helm in his book The Carbon Crunch: How We’re Getting Climate Change Wrong—and How to Fix It. This fascinating piece in the Economist explains Helm’s ideas, which apply economics instead of idealism to the issue: www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21564815-climate-change-needs-better-regulation-not-more-political-will
CO2 – what's the big deal?
With everyone talking about the greenhouse effect and cutting down emissions, it’s worth looking at the heart of the issue.