Every so Often I put together a trawl of news on ecological matter that interest me and send it to my diocesan email group today I offer it here also. I don't know how long these links will remain live though...

This story seems to be about getting a right sense of proportion on global priorities; terrorism is much lesser a threat than global warming etc -especially as climate change is already putting pressure on populations and resources which will result in the conditions making violent and anti-western sentiment more likely -that's my take.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_853549.html

I love to find stories like this; cheaper photo-electric cells could be just round the corner: these may be less efficient but so cheap to make that the loss of efficiency would not be a concern in generation markets. This brings the decentralised production of energy so much closer.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/02/solar.cells.reut/index.html

I have to confess that the concerned bit of me looked at the outside Christmas lights this year [and is it me or did there seem to be more this year than ever] and wondered how much extra carbon they were loading into the atmosphere. Well this article tells us how much and helps us understand how it could be changed....
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/02/solar.cells.reut/index.html

Solar panel at a school in Wales and they're even looking at the prospect of selling surplus electricity into the national grid -perhaps church should see solar panel as a potential earner in the long term -think about it; if it could work for a school in Wales ...!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/02/solar.cells.reut/index.html

Wondered where we might be up to with Wave power? Well check this out -Scotland seems to the THE happening place for renewables if the press is anything to go by.
http://www.r-p-a.org.uk/content/images/articles/Wavegen%20press%20release%20040109.pdf

Global dimming? Yes, apparently less sunlight is reaching the earth's surface over the last 30 years [3% reduction] -though they're still working on what the effects of this are for climate or what causes it anyway. It will have an effect on solar energy -but it's not huge just yet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html

Climate change is affecting us now -especially in terms of disease; so it's not just a future threat any more.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1105118,00.html

Read this and think: India is densely populated; where will these people go? Then think about where they have historically gone and the geo-political ramifications...
http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2003/12/11/1071125594849.html
In the light of that then it's kind of nice to read this:
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/031205162046.qj8w46y0.html
but the sum of money is really not a lot in comparison with the size of the problem or the hundreds of billions that are being proposed to put a space station on the moon and other outer space stuff.

This story shows how we are all about to start paying dearly for climat change -and I mean literally with money.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1104257,00.html

This is interesting: "The world's Inuit intend to launch a human-rights case against the United States, condemning its role in the global warming that they say threatens them with extinction." gotta read more.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031211/INUIT11//?query=kyoto

Ther's always some who are attracted to quick fix technical solutions rather than deal with the problem more radically and healthily. So burying carbon dioxide in the ground really pushes the buttons for some:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-12-08-carbondioxide-usat_x.htm