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What is this World coming to …
Please take a moment to read this ...:wink:
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/front
The world is warming up. As we burn up the planet’s coal, oil and gas reserves, and cut down its remaining forests, greenhouse gases are pouring into the atmosphere. The delicate balance of atmospheric gases that sustains life is thickening, trapping more and more heat and irreversibly changing our world.
The causes
For all the technological gloss of the 21st century, the UK is still living in an industrial era, pumping out emissions from coal, oil and gas. Worse, our energy is supplied through a criminally wasteful, centralised energy system; two thirds of all energy generated in UK power stations is lost as waste heat – up the chimney and along transmission lines. But there are clean, affordable and proven solutions for the most polluting sectors: electricity, transport, industry and domestic.
The science
This massive and rapid change to our climate is like nothing humankind has seen before. As such, the science around it has been cautious and careful in reaching consensus over time. But a strong consensus has finally been reached; the scientific community now agrees that climate change is real, it’s caused by human activity and it’s already happening.
The impacts
The 0.6 degree rise we’ve experienced already kills 150,000 people every year. Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are disappearing. Sea levels are rising, seasons changing and extreme weather becoming more extreme. As temperatures increase further, there will almost inevitably be more flooding, more drought, more disease, more famine and more war, creating hundreds of millions of refugees and causing the destruction of entire ecosystems and species.
How much climate change can we bear?
An average temperature rise of around 1.3 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels is already inevitable and will bring with it some terrible impacts worldwide. If that figure hits two degrees, many scientists say that not only will the impacts be much greater, but the probability of feedback mechanisms kicking in will be much higher; climate change could spiral completely out of control. Some studies say we have 10 years or less to tackle emissions if we are to stay below that temperature threshold.
The politics (UK)
So why do we keep burning fossil fuels? The problem isn't a scientific one but a political one. Despite the rhetoric, political cowardice and industry lobbying are preventing meaningful action. New Labour has overseen a rise in overall carbon emissions and is now set to miss its own emissions targets. And if the UK doesn’t deliver at home, how can it put pressure on other governments internationally?
The politics (international)
Carbon emissions don't respect borders and the sad fact is that the world's most vulnerable people are the ones that are suffering most from its impacts. With countries like China and India in the middle of their own industrial revolutions, it's clear we need a global framework and global cooperation to address the problem. The Kyoto Protocol is a crucial first step but far, far more needs to be done.
The nuclear distraction
While the government claims to care about the climate, in practice it has bowed to the demands of big business. The government has fallen for the nuclear industry's spin and decided that the UK needs 10 new nuclear power stations. Nuclear power can't stop climate change or ensure energy security. We need to start reducing emissions within a decade to avoid catastrophic climate change; the first new nuclear power stations won't produce a watt of energy before 2018.
The solutions
The good news is that we know exactly what needs to be done to stop climate change - and the technologies we need already exist. With the right policies at national and local levels, we would be able to deploy them on a large scale.
Clean energy
Two thirds of all energy going into the UK's power stations is lost as waste heat - up the chimney and in the cooling towers. If we captured this waste heat, there would be enough of it to heat every building and business in the UK.
To capture and use this heat, we would need to stop relying on our archaic, centralised energy system and start producing energy in smaller, local combined heat and power (CHP) plants. A number of countries around the world are already doing this; the UK needs to follow their example and undergo an energy revolution. With a decentralised energy system based on renewable technologies, we could double the efficiency of our power stations, slash our carbon emissions and reduce our reliance on foreign gas.
Transport
Transport is responsible for 22 percent of the UK's carbon emissions, and vehicles in the UK are pumping out more greenhouse gases than ever before. At the moment, EU car manufacturers only have a voluntary agreement to reduce the emissions of their cars. To make real progress towards low carbon cars, binding efficiency targets need to be imposed on manufacturers and gas-guzzlers need to be taxed more highly.
Aviation is the fastest growing cause of climate change in the world, and the popularity of short haul flights is still growing. According to the Tyndall Centre, if air traffic is allowed to keep growing at its present rate, then all other sectors will have to reduce their emissions to zero in order to reach the government's climate change targets. The government urgently needs to increase the cost of flying, and to scrap its plans to expand airports across the UK.
Industry
In 2005, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was set up to tackle emissions from industry, which accounts for almost a quarter of the UK's carbon emissions, The ETS requires companies to either reduce their emissions or buy carbon credits from other companies that have exceeded their targets.
It's a helpful framework, but the ETS will only lead to lower carbon emissions when its carbon allocations are determined by the science of climate change, rather than by industry. Much more needs to be done to extend its scope and its value.
In the home
While it is crucial to start cutting the wastage at our power stations, that doesn't take the onus off the rest of us. Domestic usage accounts for 15 per cent of the UK's carbon emissions. A proportion of this can be cut out by very simple changes to our lives, like switching our light bulbs to energy efficient bulbs, turning off all appliances when we aren't using them, fitting insulation in the loft, and so on.
But we can go further. Decentralising our energy system enables homes to become power stations. By installing small scale solar or wind generators we can generate our own power; we could even sell our excess power to our neighbours through the national grid.
Barn!! This party was PHAT!
Wicked venue great crowed, everyone just kept on dancing!
Police turned up and had a look. we said hello as they were leving and they said "this looks quite civilised so were just gonna go now and leave you to have fun!"
Which was a nice change!
Well done everyone absolutely great night!
MY : Malaysia and others accuse rich nations of ‘green imperialism’ They make some good points here... I get the impression a lot of people in Eastern countries don't like the pollution/environment damage that the factories cause but they can't afford to walk away from the foreign investors...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/25/nation/20070625141705&sec=nation
SINGAPORE: Asian business and government leaders accused rich countries of hypocrisy, saying they run polluting industries with cheap labor in China and then blame the country for worsening global warming and climate change.
"This is green imperialism,'' Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Malaysia's Second Finance Minister, told a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, a two-day conference in Singapore.
A Chinese aviation tycoon told the discussion that the West was the original polluter, while an American businessman noted that Asia's energy consumption is relatively disproportionate to its contribution to the world economy.
But all participants agreed that instead of fixing blame, the problem should be solved internationally and with private sector participation.
"Companies that are polluting in China are owned by American, European, Japanese and others. They are benefiting from the cheap labor, from the resources and at the same time accusing China of pollution,'' said Nor Mohamed.
Ritalin and Ecstacy i was gonna pop some ritalin to help me do some work but im also going to a free party tonight. would it be wise to not take the ritalin cause ive been told it can effect ur reaction to druggs but i dunno which/how
sorry to post again but i do need a quick response
PartyVibe vs SquatJuice I'm losing touch wit Partyvibe i'm more of a squatjuice man myself but i do enjoy posting on PV just cus its more freindly wats everybody elses views???123
East : 2007-06-08 : Flabbergast vs hardcore 4 essex, Studio 3, BSE worth checking out if you're in the area - unfortunately gonna be working late so will miss this, but there's loads of both Suffolk and Essex original hardcore crew here :)
ROOM 1
SLIPMATT with CHARLY B (2hour set)
DOOLITTLE (happyhardcore set)
C-KAY b2b MAGICAL (Oh god Cheese make ya rush)
SOUND (oldskool hardcore set)
BINGE (oldskool hardcore)
90% MC FREE
ROOM 2
HARDHOUSE, TECHNO,
with 5hour b2b
ANDY JAMES
vs
MARK HUGHES
5 HOUR B2B
ROOM 3
SUBVERSION (free party crew)
with
PSYTRANCE
TECHNO
£5 enter all night, @ STUDIO3, BURY ST EDMUNDS
http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/burysaintedmunds/studio3/2007/jun/08/event-123105
non-drug induced highs I've just got back from a beautiful weekend spent up in the Lake District with family. On Saturday I set off climbing up to the peaks Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle, was a 5 and a half hour hike with some really hard scrambling up a long crevice, the sun shone and the views were mind blowing.
On the way down from the summit I stopped a short way down and I was sat looking out to the mountains around and I felt such an amazing feeling of accomplishment with myself and awe at the world around me. Nothing at all beats the feeling of ultimate tranquility and bliss I get when I'm so high up from the world in my favorite place. I sat for a long while and gathered my thoughts and cleared my head, which I had needed to do for so long.
It got me to thinking, I'd been to solstice at Stonehenge on Wednesday and had a wicked mix of top notch pills and mdma... but I defiantly was not half as happy as I felt up in the mountains...
Do you think drugs can ever make you feel as amazing as the world around us can? Is it all just a mimic in our minds that just cant match up to the moments of clarity we get from nature? Or am I just not getting the right drugs?! :groucho:
What do you do for your non-drug induced highs?
Help please: Mutoid Waste Co Hi there, I was just wondering if any of the "Mutoid Waste Co" Are on this site?
The reason:
The first ever (Rave) I ever went to was one of there parties…
It was back in…the late 80’s I think… and it was in a massive disused bus depot Underneath the M4... It was massive.. And in a round building.
As I entered there was half a us old bill car sticking out the wall about 30 foot up…
And when I got in and looked back, the front of the car was sticking out the wall on the inside!!
This was my first ever experience of RAVE lol… and coz of this, I would like to 1: find out what there up2.
2: thank them for the last 20 years of direction.
I doubt any1 on hear was at this party… but it would be cool if some1 could PM me an e-mail of 1 of them.
Thanks T
p.s a small reminder:
free parties this weekend??? Yo dudes
right ne one know of any decent techno parties on this weekend??
All the crew i know of either hav had their rigs conviscated by the cops at welsh tek or are over in portugal partyin, been to a few recently and without the welsh rig they seem to be going down hill. All i hav heard is hard trance and commerial dnb, no decent hard tek, techno or gabba. Could some1 please point me in the right direction??
In desp need of a proper avinit party!
JUSTICE On a day that see the trail of death issued to the nicknamed chemical Ali, a brother
of Sadam Husane and the reported mastermind of the chemical atacks on
the kurds that killed somwhat in the regine of 180,000 people.
I have to ask my self, why? Globaly socioly reconised Justice has not been
taken against such Western firms that suplied those chemical
weapons to Sadams Regime?
JUSTICE On a day that see the trail of death issued to the nicknamed chemical Ali, a brother
of Sadam Husane and the reported mastermind of the chemical atacks on
the kurds that killed somwhat in the regine of 180,000 people.
I have to ask my self, why? Globaly socioly reconised Justice has not been
taken against such Western firms that suplied those chemical
weapons to Sadams Regime?
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