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The UN Climate Change Conference 2009 - A Guide to COP15 — by Joe Baylis — last modified Dec 19, 2009 05:40 PM

The eyes of the world are soon to be firmly fixed on the city of Copenhagen as the leaders of today’s most powerful countries descend upon it, with a congregation of climate change activists, NGOs and journalists in tow. They travel there with the hope that the present climate problems will be solved once and for all. This section deals with the important events and information related to the summit, which runs from the 7th to the 18th of December. Here, for your convenience, are all the updates that you need, condensed into one location.

Apec leaders drop climate target — by admin — last modified Nov 20, 2009 02:50 PM

The Global Climate Change took a serious blow today as world leaders state they will not be able to reach a Climate Change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

Global Climate Change – real or fake? — by admin — last modified Nov 20, 2009 02:50 PM

Every single day we hear a new piece of evidence on the news about Global Warming. We are bombarded with information about carbon dioxide, solar flares, rising oceans and much more. It is all a bit scary if you take it for real because it means the world as we know it is not sustainable.

Norway plan to build world’s first osmosis based power plant — by admin — last modified Nov 20, 2009 02:50 PM

The Norwegian company Statkraft is building the world’s first facility for osmotic power generation. Statkraft says a full-scale commercial osmotic power plant could be ready by as soon as 2015.

The Nuclear Resurgence — by Joe Baylis — last modified Jan 01, 2010 03:48 PM

On 9th November 2009, 10 new nuclear power station sites, of the 11 proposed, were approved by the government.

6 degree temperature rise evermore likely — by admin — last modified Jan 15, 2010 11:00 PM

Leading scientists believe that the world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global temperatures rising by up to 6C by the end of the century. Such a dramatic rise of temperature would have irreversible consequences for the Earth, making large parts of the planet uninhabitable and threatening the basis of human civilisation.

So, what is the LHC anyway? — by Mark Kragh — last modified Jan 08, 2010 12:50 PM

The 23rd November 2009 the LHC circulated two beams simultaneously for the first time, giving the experiment the first chance to look at proton-proton collisions. If you think this sounds like something out of a Science Fiction, then you are not alone.