one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
October 31 2006
Ignoring global warming won’t make it go away.
Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of the future? Watch the end of suburbia, a very interesting documentary on peak oil which is now viewable for free online.
Monbiot's suggestions for climate survival“The principal costs of climate change will be measured in lives, not pounds”
What’s Wrong With Blasphemy? A 4-part TV programme by Stewart Lee, co-writer of Jerry Springer the Opera, which examines religions’ increasing use of offendedness as a weapon for censorship.
The latest Gnarls Barkley video pays tribute to the blaxploitation genre with a nod to the awesome Blacula. Great stuff.
The full text of the Stern Report.
The Stern report was finally featured on Belgian TV news last night. When asked what Belgium was doing to reduce emissions and curb climate change, the prime minister said they would be taxing packaging and pushing the use of biofuels. I feel so much safer now
In 2004, the North Atlantic drift actually stopped for 10 days. If you aren’t scared yet… (Thanks Kevin) – Update: the story is debunked at RealClimate.