Monthly Archives: May 2011

Once you examine it closely, the idea that “renewable” energy is green and clean looks less like a deduction than a superstition. What does the word “renewable” mean? Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a thousand-page report on … Continue reading →

There is a petition afoot to repeal the UK’s Crazy Climate Change Act. Sign here.

There are two big energy scares, one based on a premise of “manmade warming” which says there is too much fossil fuel for our own good, and the other based on too little fossil fuel. Both can be turned by … Continue reading →

If anyone didn’t know the Lib Dems in Scotland were thrashed at the last election with the SNP doing extremely well. A quick look at their press releases sees both have an interest in energy issues at the moment but … Continue reading →

As most people know the Romans invaded Britain in 43AD. Over the next few decades they successively moved North overcoming local tribes until around 80AD Agricola brought an Army into Scotland. Historically, this campaign is very important: unlike many Roman … Continue reading →

As I listened to the news on Voyager, it occurred to me that this was the end of an era in space transport. I can still remember when Voyager was first launched: it was heralded as the beginning of a … Continue reading →