Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Our Rubbish What should we do with our trash? Should we burn it or should we store it in a landfill? Two reasons why storing our trash in a landfill is a better solution, but the third solution is best: 1. Landfill ...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Wherever we go we're made to feel guilty for driving our cars, and some of us have started using alternative methods of transport in order to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that's being pumped into the air. But ...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Why is the second largest producer of CO2 emissions, China, free from any of the regulations in the Kyoto Protocol? China's emissions have increased 40% from 1990 to 2003, but as the country was classified as a third worl...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Never mind The Weather Instead of tearing your hair out at the state of the bad weather, or the fact your wallet is really causing you pain in this horrible climate, financial or climatic, just grab your 'Genie' and let h...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees So, moving from one extreme to the other, let's take a glance at motor sports. Everything that can move seems to be raced these days, from Formula One cars to lawn mowers on steroids, and there's no doubt that such races ...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees The average temperature of the earth has increased by about 0.6 degrees centigrade over the past 100 years. Because of the affect of global warming, scientists predict that the temperature will continue to rise by about 0...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees More Hurricanes dur to Global Warming? Because of the recent events and devastation caused Hurricane Katrina, many notable Scholars, Politicians and Scientists are blaming global warming for the increased activity and ...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees I thought I would chat about some aspects affecting the manufacturing of biodiesel. The Kyoto Protocol goes by a number of aliases: The Kyoto Treaty, The Kyoto Accord, or The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framew...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees If you're able to use a computer and can read this newsletter, you'll have heard about global warming. You've probably heard different stories about what could be causing global warming and what it'll do to us, ranging...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Energy experts can often jump on the bandwagon and scare people into thinking that we are running out of oil. The only effect this has is to raise oil costs as people become concerned at the sensed threat of a reduce supp...

Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees Is it a plant? Is it an organism? Algae are very unusual! Algae are microscopic organisms, and are usually believed to be just simple aquatic plants. Pond scum, really. But it may amaze you to learn that some algae displa...