Archive for September 6th, 2010
Climate Change: Opportunities and Threats for Dairy Farming
September 6th, 2010 by Andrew Casebow
There were less than 3 billion people in the world when I was born 60 years ago, but now there are more than 6.7 billion people and it is anticipated that the population will rise beyond 9 billion before 2050. This is the main driving force of increasing ‘Greenhouse Gas’ (GHG) emissions and the phenomenon of ‘global warming’ that is already having a dramatic effect on the natural world. Coupled with this is the huge change in the way we live our lives.
The ‘balance of nature’ that has evolved slowly in the past is no longer in balance. In Guernsey, as elsewhere in the world, we have seen temperature rises over the past 60 years that cannot be explained by natural occurrences, by volcanic action, sunspots, or any of the other phenomenon that have caused changes in the climate in the past.
Ellen MacArthur launches new foundation
September 6th, 2010 by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Science Museum in London, a showcase of the most world-changing innovations in modern times, was a fitting venue for Ellen MacArthur to announce the launch of her new Foundation which is calling for people to ‘re-think, re-design and build a sustainable future’. This is the start of a very different journey for the world-renowned yachtswoman who first hit the headlines in 2001 after finishing second in the Vendée Globe solo, non-stop round the world race, and once again in 2005, as the fastest person to sail single-handedly around the world. It was during that epic voyage that she began to realise there was an even greater challenge ahead.
Round the world sailing involves the management of limited resources at sea; to be fast you have to be light, so MacArthur learnt to manage her resources carefully, right down to the last drop of diesel for her generator and the last packet of food. “Back on land, it became clear to me that things are not so different” she says.
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