one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
September 05 2008
A changing climate of opinion?“Some scientists think climate change needs a more radical approach. As well as trying to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, they have plans to re-engineer the Earth”
July 09 2008
More evidence that we’ll only end up closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
April 20 2008
Michael Pollan, first-class as always.“Why bother? That really is the big question facing us as individuals hoping to do something about climate change, and it's not an easy one to answer.”
Michael Pollan, first-class as always.“Why bother? That really is the big question facing us as individuals hoping to do something about climate change, and it's not an easy one to answer.”
April 13 2008
That's exactly what's happening“It doesn't take a student of psychology to tell us that if you keep moving the goal posts and offer little in the way of hope, then most people will simply give up trying”
March 08 2008
selfishness v altruism on climate change“if it's clear that the risk is high, people will work together to reach a common goal. But if it's in the balance, then selfishness takes over”
October 28 2007
Thought-provoking profile of James Lovelock and his definitely funereal outlook for the planet.
October 19 2007
How it all ends
October 14 2007
How can branding help (or hinder) climate change?
From Glitch To Blog House – is electronic music more stagnant and conservative than we’d like to think?
September 19 2007
Little efforts do not big changes make“it is a serious distortion to imply, as the top ten lists usually do, that there is any equivalence between these lifestyle preferences and the serious decisions that really reduce emissions”
July 27 2007
Geoengineering could work to control climate change but could never stop. A single mistake and things would be worse than when we started.