Opinions at the tipping point

US surveys now show that global warming rank as concern#20, well below the challenges of the recession.  Next up at the list of national tipping points are Australia and New Zealand that also have anti-alarmist books selling like hot cakes. Nordic countries often behave like them down under. So you’d expect Maggie Thauerskiöld’s and Lars [...]

Gräv inte ner kärnavfallet !

Det finns inga atomsopor. Det ”utbrända kärnbränslet” är en ovärdelig strategisk tillgång för framtida teknologier och måste därför tas hand om på samma sätt som om det vore guldreserv eller arvsilver.

Barack still has to deliver

So he’s taking no chances and lands on safe ground in 10, Downing Street today. He could have made a splash out of his first foreign visit by going to fex Botswana, an exemplary country on a desperate continent that got most things right despite odds and neighbours. We all have high hopes for Barack [...]

AGW-crowd : They are done

Lou “The Jew” Reed has a memorable phrase about whales in “The Last Great American Whale ” on the New York album :  ”- just stick a fork in their ass and turn’em over, they’re done.”   After having spent a couple of weeks diving into the state of the CO2 “Greenhouse” debate (AGW – [...]

Open Range

Open Range with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall is one of my favourite movies. A good western should enlighten us on the moral dilemma on how to behave in a lawless land. What is permitted when there’s no precedence, that inaction is not an option, how to stay modest, self-disciplined and true even in the [...]

Davos : Anyone with a clue ?

The annual gathering ov VIPs in snowy Davos is starting. During the week power brokers should discuss the pressing issues. But the programme is without any speakers or downloadable presentations. Are they serious ?  The financial crisis is reported to be the main focus. So you’d expect them to produce intelligent answers to these exact [...]

Welcome !

On Barack’s first working day in the Oval Office, inspiration came to start a commentary on our time’s most important issues. This blog should be about five urgent challenges : – to launch an energy infrastructure running on thorium – to start using hydrogen as a fuel but stored as ammonia – to build transcontinental [...]