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Author Archives: Duncan Clark
Q: What gets an even worse deal in the press than climate science? A: Renewable energy
Originally published on guardian.co.uk A few weeks ago I blogged about the impact the Hackgate scandal might have on coverage of climate change. My thesis was that while News Corporation was a crucial pedlar of junk science in the US … Continue reading
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Hackgate: good news or bad for the climate?
Given how fully the phone hacking scandal has been dominating the news, I’m surprised that, so far, there’s been very little discussion in the environment sphere of what any of it might mean in terms of climate change. The indefatigable … Continue reading
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A carbon bubble? Let’s hope so …
This week has seen a new green meme bubbling up: the idea that investment in high-carbon companies is creating a “carbon bubble” that could leave the world exposed to another huge financial crash. The catalyst for this newly prominent discussion … Continue reading
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Global water stress interactive
Just posted this. Was interesting to explore Google Fusion Tables for the first time in order to merge two datasets and create the map, with banded shading and custom labels, etc. It’s an impressive set of tools and that I … Continue reading
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Bring your own wine (bottles)
My post on the Guardian today about a new scheme in my part of London which offers good wine very cheaply if you bring your own bottle. Does seem a bit wrong that it’s currently higher-up on the most read … Continue reading
Solar panel price collapse
Just had the odd experience of sitting in a café in Paris (first foreign holiday for ages) and the guy next to me opening up the Guardian on my story, filed a few days before, on the collapse of solar … Continue reading