Saturday, November 26, 2005

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Clothes of 1924 head for Everest

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Clothes of 1924 head for Everest:

It turns out that the clothes used 80 years were pretty sophisticated and in some ways, such as freeedom of movement allowed, may have been better. I have a technologist's tendency to believe that newer is better.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Environmental Hysteria

The Independent today Independent Online Edition > Environment claims that
The European Commission report says that if the current rate of growth in air travel is continued, it will result in a 150 per cent increase in emissions from international flights from EU airports by 2012.

Its not credible to claim that emissions will more than double in 5 years, so I have to assume that this unreferenced report is being misrepresented. My guess would be that the claim is for a 150% increase sinece 1990.

The Independent does this all the time. It seems to have intensified sinece they moved to Tabloid format.