Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Climate
Short term gains in the fight to save the planet can be gained from stopping methane entering the atmosphere. Some sources we can directly control. Its is fact that Carbon Dioxide does most of the long term damage, but it is also true that Methane is thirty times more polluting than CO2. So, where are […]
Lets ask the question; “Is Biomass a sustainable fuel” ? There is a good biomass case study right on our doorstep here in Yorkshire. Drax power station. Drax was responsible for three per cent of the UKs total carbon emissions last year. Our last coal fired power station at Ratcliffe on Soar was responsible for […]
What we now know about climate change is all good solid science. Predictions indicating what might happen in the future vary. We are now absolutely certain the 1.5 degree target has already been breached. There are some striking things happening in our UK environment. For example Ospreys nationally have had an appalling season, unable to […]
New Scientist – Bottom Trawling. The article that jumped out last night. I now wont be eating fish caught by bottom trawling. My overarching concern about trawling is the utter destruction it wreaks on the seabed, so similar to burning down the rainforest. Now this, no surprise here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412752-seabed-trawling-found-to-be-a-major-source-of-global-co2-emissions/ and whilst on the subject of […]
Ghost Bats are under serious threat. This highlights a huge issue that the human race has in the fight against climate change. Entitlement. We must change our attitudes on land ownership. We must challenge the big five world agribusinesses. Five large multinationals dominate the agricultural value chain: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, Cargill, China Oil […]
If I am asked “Am I Entitled to Buy an SUV” what should my reply be? The answer is that it is good to ask the question. We don’t believe that anyone is “entitled” to do this. SUVs are a major contributor to global warming. SUVs around the world contribute more to global CO2 emissions […]