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Category Archives: Experts
Yevgeny Chazov, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
11 Dec 1985. Nobel Lecture by Yevgeny Chazov, Nobel Peace prize winner in 1985. Nuclear war, unless it is prevented, would lead to the extinction of life on Earth and possibly in the Universe. Can we take such a risk? … Continue reading
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Michael Smith, Nobel Prize winner
10 Dec 1993. Michael Smith, winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993, speech at the Nobel Banquet. I believe that Alfred Nobel, in contemplating this munificent act of the Bank and in contemplating what might happen in the next 100 … Continue reading
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R. K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
10 Dec 2007. Nobel Lecture by R. K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Oslo. Climate change is likely to lead to some irreversible impacts on biodiversity. There is medium confidence that approximately 20%–30% of species … Continue reading
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Die-off: several predictions of when and how bad will it be
Friedemann: it’s said that if fish were scientists the last thing they’d discover was water — it’s so ubiquitous and taken-for-granted that it’s not visible. In the same way, oil permeates every tiny detail of our life support, from transportation, … Continue reading
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Richard Heinberg vs Tom Athanasiou: Peak Oil or Climate Emergency?
Debate Dec 15, 2011 between Richard Heinberg (Post Carbon Institute) and Tom Athanasiou (Earth Island Institute) at the David Brower Center. Peak Oil or Climate Emergency? We know we’re in Big Trouble. But What Kind Exactly? Climate change books and articles … Continue reading
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Bakken Shale and U.S. Oil Production
Roger Blanchard. 26 Dec 2011. ASPO-USA peak oil newsletter On Sept. 25, 2011 National Public Radio’s All Things Considered program had a segment consisting of what I considered highly questionable information concerning oil production in the Bakken Shale region of … Continue reading
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When will the decline of oil begin, at what rate?
If the German Peak Oil report is correct, once investors believe oil production is declining, that will be the end of the stock market, since growth can no longer occur and debts be repaid. The financial system is precarious enough … Continue reading
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Christian de Duve, Nobel Prize Winner. Natural Selection will destroy us.
Clint Witchalls. 28 Feb 2011. Biology Nobelist: Natural selection will destroy us. NewScientist. We have evolved traits that will lead to humanity’s extinction, says Christian de Duve – so we must learn to overcome them We are the most successful … Continue reading
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John Hemington: My Views on the Human Condition – A Summary
Email Forwarded from Charles A. Hall, Sep 7, 2010 A number of my correspondents have expressed the opinion that my pessimistic views of our economic, political and social future are, shall we say, a bit on the extreme side. For … Continue reading
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Michael J. Benton, paleontologist: Runaway Greenhouse
Benton, M.J. Presidential Address 2007: The end-Permian mass extinction events on land in Russia. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association Volume 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-136 Conclusion: If the runaway greenhouse model is correct and explains perhaps the biggest crisis … Continue reading
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