Tuesday, 7 August, 1.30 - 4 pm, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh We are having two seminars next Tuesday by current IASH Postdoctoral Fellows on the research they are doing - if you are free and would like to come, you would be most welcome. The details... Continue Reading →
6 Scary Extreme Energy Sources
Following on from Bill McKibben's article, the following list/article is relevant: Light Tight Oil Ultra Deepwater Pre-Salt Oil Tar Sands Offshore Arctic Oil Shale Oil Nuclear Read on here.
2° Celsius = 565 gigatons but 2,795 gigatons = $27 trillion
I normally criticise environmentalists using financial numbers, but Bill McKibben's argument in August's Rolling Stone is based on really interesting numbers: 167 countries are signed up to the 2° target (keep the impact of climate change within this range). 565 gigatons is the amount of carbon we can release into the atmosphere (roughly speaking) before... Continue Reading →
The Reverend Billy says OCCUPY and 350.ORG—You Come Down Here and Embrace!
This is the cover story in Brooklyn Rail... On Henry Street just uptown from Foley Square in Manhattan, there is a church called Mariners’ Temple. One Sunday we were among hundreds of folks listening while Mother Henrietta Carter preached. She stood up there, white-robed, and gestured out across the assembled faithful. “We need to see... Continue Reading →
Job opportunity – Project Officer for Creative Carbon Scotland – Creative Futures
Reposted from Creative Futures blog: Job opportunity - Project Officer for Creative Carbon Scotland - Creative Futures. Creative Carbon Scotland is looking for a Project Officer with good carbon management knowledge. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, go here. Download brief here. Deadline Monday 30 July.
Liberate Tate action
A group of artists and activists donate a symbol of alternative energy to the BP sponsored Tate Modern. Watch the video on Vice.com
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