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- Guardian: Funding Artists Could Save Us from Covid-19 Wed, 29 Jul 20, 7:00amAccording to The Guardian, the lack of support for the creative community is harming the development of our most effective weapon against unexpected situations like Covid-19 - the arts.
- NASA is Funding a Search for Alien Civilisations Powered by Solar Cells Tue, 23 Jun 20, 3:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Maybe someone out there has solved the problem of renewable energy intermittency. With intelligent life in scant supply on Earth, boffins search for technosignatures of civilizations in the galaxy...
- Who Dares Argue with Divine Inspiration? Sat, 6 Jun 20, 7:00amDo I have to add anything? Wait. I know. SCIENCE! Source:
- UNSW: “Is COVID-19 the dress rehearsal for climate change?” Mon, 1 Jun 20, 11:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall University of New South Wales, which sponsored the infamous Ship of Fools melting Antarctic expedition which got stuck in the irony, is encouraged that people listened to academic advice during...
- “Mummy, What’s that Smell?”: SMH Climate Activist Explains Tim Flannery’s Electrical Impulse Tree Communication Theory Sat, 30 May 20, 7:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Sometimes you encounter a mainstream media climate article which you just have to share. Call of the wild: listen up, people, time is running out For decades, humans have been ignoring Mother Nature’s...
- Claim: Climate Change Requires Streamlining of Cash Deliveries to Remote Aid Recipients Sun, 24 May 20, 3:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall People in the Solomon Islands and other remote regions are to be encouraged to open bank accounts to they can receive cash, every time one of the alphabet soup of aid agencies which operate in...
- Time: Climate Change is a Threat to Expensive French Wine Sat, 23 May 20, 3:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Bordeaux winegrowers are experimenting with new grape varieties to prepare for a time when Merlot grapes will no longer produce the right flavour due to climate change...
- Vice: “White Supremacy Led To the Climate Crisis” Mon, 18 May 20, 3:00pm[note: this is an opinion from VICE not us.THIS IS FROM VICE, NOT US.Posting does NOT imply Endorsement~cr] Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Nick; Racial and climate change narratives from Vice. People of Colour Experience...
- Using proverbs to study local perceptions of climate change Sat, 16 May 20, 11:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall If you thought open source temperature monitoring was an interesting approach to measuring climate change, you’re going to love the proverb temperature reconstruction proxy...
- @CNN hits peak stupid, taps @GretaThunberg for #COVID19 panel Thu, 14 May 20, 1:56amFrom the YGBFKM department comes this…this…thing. No words. Beyond parody: CNN taps Greta Thunberg for expert coronavirus panelby Brad Polumbo, Washington Examiner The brave, hard-hitting journalists over at CNN...
- Claim: Dengue Spreading in South America Because Climate Change Tue, 5 May 20, 3:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall “The New Humanitarian” claims global warming has caused deadly rise in Dengue Fever cases in South America; but they admit mosquito spraying programme cutbacks might have played a role...
- Guardian: Covid-19 is President Trump’s Fault for Failing to Protect Endangered Species in China Mon, 20 Apr 20, 7:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Nick; Orange man bad, even when the problems being discussed happen in another country outside the USA’s sphere of influence...
- Climate Activists Pressuring Tropicana to Switch to Hemp Based Juice Containers Tue, 14 Apr 20, 3:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Climate columnist Tricia Clarkson thinks eco-warriors stuck at home because of the Coronavirus lockdown can still help save the world by convincing Tropicana to switch to hemp based juice containers...
- EU To Classify Climate Friendly Insect Protein as an Approved “Novel Food” Tue, 7 Apr 20, 7:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart; There was a time when if found a dead insect in your soup bowl you could demand the restaurant refund the cost of your meal...
- Al Jazeera: “climate action should be central to our response to the COVID-19 pandemic” Tue, 31 Mar 20, 8:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to Al Jazeera, the solution to the Corona Virus pandemic is “planned degrowth” and more government funding of renewables...