Environment

Tuvalu Squeezes Life From Titanic Metaphor, Rudd squeezes Tuvalu

The talks in Copenhagen are tracking way behind schedule. UK climate secretary Ed Miliband warned that they could descend into a bureaucratic...

Who’d Pay for Rupert Murdoch’s Climate Change Skepticism?

The climate change skeptics may be a lonely lot in Copenhagen, but no one disputes that they have had an effect, however...

Strathlynn Reflections

After a decent recovery period, I imagine many of those fortunate enough to have attended the TT dinner at Strathlyn would since...

Why?

The insecticide intended to be sprayed is Dominix Duo (alpha-cypermethrin – a very toxic synthetic pyrethroid), an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) as...

The Scots offer whisky incentive as The Governator and Ramesh compete for ‘toughest in conference’

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday labeled the last days of negotiations in Copenhagen as “the most complex and ambitious ever to...

This is bigger than climate change. It is a battle to redefine humanity

Climate Talks Near Deal on Preservation of Forests

COPENHAGEN — Negotiators here are closing in on a sweeping deal that would compensate countries for preserving forests and, perhaps ultimately, other...