This is Al Gore’s speech exhorting Americans to change to a carbon-free economy in ten years.
The United States is a very large country. Ireland is a small one. If the United States can do it in ten years, we can do it in five.
We Can Solve It
Thinking about holistic accounting in Ireland
alternative party
» Currently browsing: Peak Oil
If US can do it in 10, we can do it in 5
July 20th, 2008 at 8:11 pm » Comments (0)
The Reinvention of Urban Dublin…? with possibly a little help from Jaime Lerner?
February 6th, 2008 at 10:12 pm » Comments (0)
Re the dreary turf war between Luas and Irish Rail over Broadstone, which according to today’s Irish Times Luas and the RPA have won (sub. required), what a pity there isn’t the imagination in Dublin that the Brazilian city of Curtiba was fortunate enough to have in the person of Jaime Lerner.
With maverick flair [...]
Peak Oil 2010. End of Story
June 10th, 2007 at 10:30 am » Comments (1)
The Irish Times has been running a Negotiations for Government section in their letters page, so I thought I’d send a brief note: Peak Oil 2010. End of Story. . Just that. I don’t think it made it from the huge pile the editor undoubted receives.
Or maybe the editorial staff, in common with [...]
Sections
- Slimming for the Beach
- The Fabulists
- Irish Writers Online
- Irish Culture Guide
- Irish Literary Revival
- alternative party
- Ubuntu
General
WordPress
Links
Bloganna
Political
Transport
Meta
Sister Sites
Recent Posts
- If US can do it in 10, we can do it in 5
- Biodegradable Plastic from CO2?
- Culture? What culture? Gareth Murphy writes an open letter to Ministers Martin Cullen and Martin Mansergh
- Facilities lie idle as seven homeless die
- ‘Rolls-Royce healthcare is affordable and feasible’
- Where Irish Taxes will come from in 2008
- Rip out the traffic lights and railings
- EU proposes biometric border clampdown
- What exactly are we reforming in this treaty? (the Lisbon Reform Treaty)
- The Reinvention of Urban Dublin…? with possibly a little help from Jaime Lerner?
Categories
Archives
Recent Comments:
- William wall: You’re welcome, as always, Philip. I’ve put it up on my No Means No blog at williamwall.eu...
- Philip: My sentiments exactly, William. Thanks for commenting.
- William wall: Brilliant letter. I’ve spent a lot of time in France and have often wondered about that...
- B. Bultman: The Irish Health system is in desperate need of proper funding and management. People also need to be...
- Philip: I would think so.
Recent Trackbacks:
- The Reinvention of Urban Dublin…? with possibly a little help from Jame Lerner?: Actually, we could do it very...
- alternative party: Streetcars of Desire
- alternative party: Do our electricity meters suck?
- Education Issues: Education Issues May 20, 2007 7:38 am
- alternative party: Modest Proposals for the Next Irish Government