Coal Mining Causing Earthquakes
The most damaging earthquake in Australia’s history was caused by humans, new research says. The magnitude-5.6 quake that struck Newcastle, in New South Wales, on December 28, 1989, killed 13 people, injured 160, and caused 3.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of damage. [National Geographic]
The article goes on to talk about carbon sequestration [...]
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Posted on Sunday 7th January 2007 in Engineering, Politics, Science tagged climate change, construction, Engineering, environmental, future, landfill, natural-disaster, news, Politics, recycling, UK, with no comments.
After the plans were unveiled for the Edinburgh Airport Rail link the Scottish Parliament has now given the go ahead for the Glasgow rail link.
So much for a sustainable transport plan then.
“_Who cares about the potential for global climate change, as long as we can have easy access to our cheap flights!_”
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Posted on Wednesday 29th November 2006 in Blog tagged climate change, construction, Edinburgh, Engineering, environmental, future, Glasgow, Politics, with no comments.
George Monbiot, a journalist and activist, has proposed a 10 point plan to help us limit climate change by rapidly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. While this will involve some changes in lifestyle, it will not be as radical as those changes that will be required if we don’t act now.
The general ideas can be [...]
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Posted on Friday 10th November 2006 in Engineering, Politics tagged climate change, construction, energy, Engineering, environmental, future, Politics, technology, transport, UK, with no comments.
Google maps now have satellite imagery of New Orleans, taken in the last couple of days, and showing some of the impact of Hurricane Katrina. This can be compared to the standard satellite and road maps.
While seeing the damage caused by the flooding brings home the chaos it is causing to those affected, it [...]
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Posted on Saturday 3rd September 2005 in Blog, Engineering tagged climate change, construction, Engineering, environmental, Links, mapping, natural-disaster, Photos, with one comment.
External views of the Holyrood site
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Posted on Monday 26th April 2004 in Blog, Photos tagged architecture, construction, Edinburgh, Engineering, landscapes, Photos, Politics, Scottish, UK, with Comments Off.
