UK could become too hot to produce wine!
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 28, 2008 – 8:00 am -For all those global warming deniers out there, read this: climate change could mean some parts of southern England will be too hot to for wine-making by 2080, according to a UK professor. Why? Rising summer temperatures have already started to evolve the UK’s wine profile, with some French grape varieties being successfully introduced there in the past 20 years (I’m salivating at the prospects of planting my own little vineyards here in Eire, someday).
Tags: Environment, Global Warming, UK, Winemaking
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18 Months to Save the World!
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 19, 2008 – 8:14 am -Who would have thought Prince Charles coming to the world’s rescue? Pic below is of a chameleon from Madagascar.
In one of his most out-spoken interventions in the climate change debate, he said a £15 billion annual program (roughly $25 billion) was required to halt deforestation or the world would have to live with the dire consequences. Read more »
Tags: Environment, Greenpeace, Prince Charles, Rain Forests, UK
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US Rendition & DU: a Damning European Timeline
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on April 4, 2008 – 3:38 pm -First, knowing what we know, let’s put a little perspective on what the UK’s and Irish government have told us so far:
UK, December 2005: Three days ago UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said that since US President George Bush took office in January 2001 the UK government had found no evidence of a request from the US “for over-flights or for re-fuelling or other facilitation for what you’ve described as rendition… nor are we aware by other means of any such case.”
Around the same time: The Irish Government has received specific assurances from the US authorities, including US President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that no prisoners have been transferred through Irish airports, nor would they be without Irish Government permission.
Well, we all take comfort in the knowledge that no less than GWB himself has reassured us! And the Depleted Uranium?
Tags: CIA, Depleted Uranium Ammunition, European Union, Ireland, Rendition, UK
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