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Continuing from “The Great Scare – A little warmup“
Availability of cheap energy in form of electricity has lead to explosion of technological advancement in every field, from medicine, communication, transportation to even smaller conveniences such as cosmetics and dresses we wear. This has collectively reduced human mortality, leading to population explosion and increased standards of [...]

“The only way to prevent global ecological collapse and thus ensure the survival of humanity is to rid the world of Industrial Civilization.”
If you thought the above quote was taken from a pre-19th century lunatic’s mouth, you couldn’t be more wrong.  As noted by James Deligpole, it is from a new book called “Time’s up”, [...]

To blame Saudi only for the resisting to acknowledge and fight climate change may be unfair – there are other oil producing countries and companies that align with Saudi .

But the sooner the Saudis and their ilk discover that when the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned and the last fish is dead, we can’t eat money, the better it will be for all of civilization

Viva Kermani

The countdown to Copenhagen has begun.

Suddenly the media and internet is abuzz on climate change news and views. And like everyone and everything else, there is a scramble for carbon space. So what is the Copenhagen buzz all about and does it mean anything for India?

Here’s the deal.