environment – Gruts

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Book review: ‘The Diversity of Life’ by Edward O. Wilson

On our most valuable but least appreciated resource.

Change needed to tackle climate crisis, says woman with four kids, three castles, two houses, and a palace.

Guardian: Fracking banned in UK as government makes major U-turn

Consumers to pay ‘dirty’ coal power subsidies for years.

In which I describe a win-win-win solution to an environmental time-bomb.

Wind powerstations affect local weather.

Video of a so-called wind 'farm' doing nothing this morning.

Leading environmentalists convert to nuclear.

Sun-powered device converts CO₂ into fuel.

The real reason why I shall be travelling to Italy by train.

Comment on Book review: ‘To the Lighthouse’ by Virginia Woolf by Geoffrey Kirkman
This is a very overrated book. The characterization is flimsy, the characters uninteresting. The stream of consciousness produces long sentences which are often undecipherable and must be reread several times. Woolf's use of dreamy metaphors is sometimes impressive, but overall I couldn't wait to finish it, just to get it over with.
Comment on That's not what Bob Birrell told us by Ray Reeves
More old Birkenhead School teachers that have somewhow escaped mention: "Twilight" Stephens Turberfield Trewhella Larry Leather "TAP" Pringle Tom Hockton "The Bat"
Comment on That's not what Bob Birrell told us by Evo
Lots of interesting recollections on here. Birkenhead School had a few inspirational teachers but my overriding recollection is that it employed many social misfits (and low level paedophiles) who either disliked young boys or had an unhealthy interest in them…. Pig Holman was quite possibly the most irreligious and emotionally repressed example of humanity. Gwilliam […]