When pondering about the possible benefits of an event like Live Earth, which took place in seven cities across the globe on Saturday, Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum, ‘the medium is the message’, came to my mind. Are pop stars...
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The European Union trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, yesterday said he opposes tariffs on biofuels aimed at protecting European domestic markets, a position that will boost big non-EU players like Brazil. “Biofuel policy is not ultimately...
New Scientist magazine has published a very insightful article by Ian Roberts in which the writer makes a link between obesity and global warming. Says Roberts: “We tend to think of obesity only as a public-health problem, but many of its...
The 27th Cambridge Film Festival in the UK, which takes place between July 5 and 15, has included a programme called Cinecology focusing on films that deal with environmental issues. According to the organizers, “With...
Following up on a couple of recent posts about ethanol, which mirrored the official view of the use of ethanol, I thought it would be useful to echo the view from those who underline the shortcomings of ethanol production. The Portuguese language...
