On February 26th at 7:00pm, we will be discussing Michael Crichton's State of Fear. Free books are available to those who wish to participate...just let Eric know.
Book info from Amazon
Info from Crichton's site
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Discussion of Michael Crichton's State of Fear
Friday, December 7, 2007
Kangaroos to combat global warming?
A different possibility for animal gas..... (Full article from BBC)
BBC NEWS kangaroos offer clue to global warming .Internet on-line. Available from <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2023371.stm>. [12/7/2007, 2007].
Scientists in Australia are investigating whether kangaroos could help combat global warming.
Australia's sheep and cattle produce huge amounts of methane, an important greenhouse gas - but kangaroos do not.
Researchers believe it might be possible to use bacteria found in the stomachs of kangaroos to reduce methane output from cows and sheep.
Methane emissions from farm animals account for about 15% of Australia's greenhouse gas production.
Yet kangaroos, feeding on the same sorts of grass, produce no methane at all.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Nature hosts Climate Change speakers in Second Life
To coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference, Nature is hosting a series of speakers in Second Life. Four speakers will talk about Climate issues in the next two weeks, including:
Tues 4th Dec, 6pm GMT, 10am PST, SLT
Tara LaForce, Imperial College, on her research into carbon capture and storage
Thurs 6th Dec, 6pm GMT, 10am PST, SLT
Professor Euan Nisbet, Royal Holloway College, London
Tues 11th Dec, 6pm GMT, 10am PST, SLT
Dr Simon Buckle, Director of Policy at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change
Thur 13th Dec, 5pm GMT, 9am PST, SLT
George Monbiot, Guardian Columnist and author of Heat: How we can stop the planet burning
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