UK local government pension funds invest £9bn in fracking companies ….including Lancashire County 2 Sep 2018 jeremyl News
“The Next Financial Crisis Lurks Underground”: Bethany McLean, author of famous book on Enron 1 Sep 2018 jeremyl News
State of California endorses Asilomar Principles to promote the safe and beneficial use of AI 31 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
LinkedIn struggles to contain a “super-aggressive” effort by China to recruit spies in US using fake accounts 31 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Canadian Federal Court of Appeal quashes approval of $9.3-bn Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion 30 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
MPs publish a withering verdict on Facebook, Cam. Analytica, Russia …and infer Brexit vote may be illegal 30 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Driverless taxi debuts in Tokyo ahead of Olympics in ‘world first’ trial with fee paying passengers 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Trump accuses Google, Facebook & Twitter of favouring negative news stories about him 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Facebook targets 100% renewable electricity by end 2020, joining Ikea & Citigroup despite soaring demand 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Germany reaches 100,000 home battery systems …to add to its 1 million+ home solar PV systems 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
California’s legislators set landmark goal for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045 …& 60% RE by 2030 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
There is now a recognisable global rightward shift on climate change: Robinson Meyer in The Atlantic 28 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
South African government cancels costly 9.6GW nuclear expansion plan, switching it to gas, wind, solar 27 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
AI can now make high-definition fake videos from just a simple sketch overlain on a trained template 27 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Trump says US is “working now on a military plan” based on a national-security need for coal revival 26 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
University researchers demonstrate how easy hacking a robot is, taking over movement & speech 24 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Why the UK nuclear renaissance plan is doomed to failure, in 30 pictures and charts 22 Aug 2018 jeremyl Blogs, News, Presentations
Continent-wide ban on halogen lightbulbs begins in Europe 1st Sept, slashing emissions & energy bills 22 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Big Oil asks US government for $12 bn to pay for sea wall to save Texas oil coast from sea-level rise 22 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Arctic’s oldest and thickest sea ice, north of Greenland, breaks up for first time on record 21 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
EU carbon price rise set to drive substantial switching from coal to gas for power 2019-2023 21 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Bank of England warns that AI threatens lengthy and widespread unemployment in the UK 21 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
Methane release from Arctic permafrost found to be > doubled by unexpectedly abrupt thawing 20 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
“Big Trouble Brewing At The Bakken: Rapid Rise In Water Production Signals Red Flag Warning” 17 Aug 2018 jeremyl News
