Dick Sblog

From two recent postings on the eGov monitor :
On the media and climate change:
The Royal Society openly blames the media, “ It has become fashionable in some parts of the UK media to portray the scientific evidence that has been collected about climate change and the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities as [...]

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As one of my sons comes to the end of Yr 7, I’ve been reflecting on transition. Not so much his transition but mine. He’s made the move into big school rather well and seems fairly settled there so I’m happy on that score.
I’m less happy about my transition. When he was at the primary [...]

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Yesterday’s Observer newspaper (01 July 2007) ran a major article looking at why we seem content to be so ignorant of science. It made sobering reading, particularly in view of the challenges facing us through effects climate change. The fact that we are facing unforeseen problems was really driven home to me when I watched [...]

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