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16 June 2023

The train strike – is it environmental unsound to oppose it?

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Some Fishy Politics

Some Fishy Politics

Tuna swimming free via Shutterstock Analysis of European decision makers and mathematical models of the likely outcome of current policy has produced alarm bells for fisheries. Researchers at the University...

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The Value of Science

The Value of Science

Scientific research via Shutterstock As I start this piece of musing, let me share with you a single day that justified my decision to become a scientist. At the time,...

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Tilting at Windmills

Tilting at Windmills

UK wind farm via Shutterstock I suppose it must be a good twenty years since the first of the "new generation" windmills first graced England's green and pleasant land. If...

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Cause of Grounded Ship Still a Mystery

Cause of Grounded Ship Still a Mystery

Oil Spill via Shutterstock The reason Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef, near New Zealand, is still unknown but its damaging effects are becoming clearer every day. The cargo...

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Food Waste - Our Dirty Little Secret

Food Waste - Our Dirty Little Secret

Dumpster full of food waste outside a supermarket via Shutterstock According to the EPA's most recent official statistics, in 2009 more than 30 million tons of food was discarded in...

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Let Me Model That For You...

Let Me Model That For You...

Let me start by nailing my colours to the mast: I am an analytical scientist by training; I measure things with known accuracy and precision (trust me, I modelled it!)....

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Green Opinion: Only fools will rush in to frack in the UK

Green Opinion: Only fools will rush in to frack in the UK

The eye-catching numbers were lain down thick-and-fast during yesterday's announcement by Caudrilla Resources. The shale gas exploration company was loudly proclaiming the results for its fracking tests beneath Lancashire's fields....

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