Comments on: The price of opposing illegal logging http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/ hopping along the corridors of power Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:10:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kevyn http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-36244 Kevyn Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:31 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-36244 Thanks for the link to http://www.eurekalert.org/ "Cellphone Cause Traffic Congestion" is one of the best headlines I have seen on a science press release for some time. The mechanism by which cellphones cause traffic congestion is a good example of a complex problem being identified from a different field of research. Many of the other press releases reveal good news for efforts to take energy efficiency to a whole new level. I particularly liked the breakthroughs in "growing" nanofibres inexpensively. One for use as anodes in li-ion batteries to make them an order of magnitude more efficient. Another to directly generate electricity from any very hot surface. That should allow car makers to dispense with alternators and shrink the size of radiators. Reduced engine load and less weight to be carried around, and easily retrofitted to the existing vehicle fleet. As long as it's cheap what more could you ask of an AGW solution? Thanks for the link to
http://www.eurekalert.org/
“Cellphone Cause Traffic Congestion” is one of the best headlines I have seen on a science press release for some time. The mechanism by which cellphones cause traffic congestion is a good example of a complex problem being identified from a different field of research.

Many of the other press releases reveal good news for efforts to take energy efficiency to a whole new level. I particularly liked the breakthroughs in “growing” nanofibres inexpensively. One for use as anodes in li-ion batteries to make them an order of magnitude more efficient. Another to directly generate electricity from any very hot surface. That should allow car makers to dispense with alternators and shrink the size of radiators. Reduced engine load and less weight to be carried around, and easily retrofitted to the existing vehicle fleet. As long as it’s cheap what more could you ask of an AGW solution?

]]> By: Mouldwarp http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-36127 Mouldwarp Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:48:19 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-36127 'No convincing evidence for decline in tropical forests Claims that tropical forests are declining cannot be backed up by hard evidence, according to new research from the University of Leeds. This major challenge to conventional thinking is the surprising finding of a study published today in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences by Dr Alan Grainger, Senior Lecturer in Geography and one of the world's leading experts on tropical deforestation. “The picture is far more complicated than previously thought,â€? he said. “If there is no long-term net decline it suggests that deforestation is being accompanied by a lot of natural reforestation that we have not spotted.â€?' http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/uol-nce010708.php ‘No convincing evidence for decline in tropical forests

Claims that tropical forests are declining cannot be backed up by hard evidence, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

This major challenge to conventional thinking is the surprising finding of a study published today in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences by Dr Alan Grainger, Senior Lecturer in Geography and one of the world’s leading experts on tropical deforestation.

“The picture is far more complicated than previously thought,â€? he said. “If there is no long-term net decline it suggests that deforestation is being accompanied by a lot of natural reforestation that we have not spotted.â€?’

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/uol-nce010708.php

]]> By: ZenTiger http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-35966 ZenTiger Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:14:35 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/07/the-price-of-opposing-illegal-logging/#comment-35966 You keep trying to hold the uncaring and unthinking Government to account Frog. They will not listen to the people, but they might listen to the Greens. Threaten not to support them on things *they* care about, and be highly principled about it. How's it going with the Hector Dolphin thing too, BTW? You keep trying to hold the uncaring and unthinking Government to account Frog. They will not listen to the people, but they might listen to the Greens. Threaten not to support them on things *they* care about, and be highly principled about it.

How’s it going with the Hector Dolphin thing too, BTW?

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