It's not looking great, is it? It seems like after every major conflict promises are made to abide by jointly drafted rules and to eschew violence as far as possible. To never forget. Then after… (View Post)

Richard is an expert on geology, but he's also an AGW sceptic which I suspect colours his opinions. The problem is that from a climate point of view, we simply don't have a much longer time… (View Post)

Climate change isn't just happening; it is being caused by the burning of fossil fuels. The more we burn, the worse it gets. Everyone can argue that they are only responsible for x% of the emiss… (View Post)

There would be a far better scenario, but given the choice between spending huge amounts of cash on building a large nuclear fleet and drilling the North Sea dry, I think it's a very unlikely on… (View Post)

Which is like saying that littering is fine because fly tipping exists. (View Post)