Joined on Feb 10, 2005 Penman2 I like them

Last login: 6 hours agoPenman2 is a 56 year old guy from London, UK.

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"If the heart be right, it matters not which way the head lies"
Sir Walter Raleigh
If you are not listening to music whilst you Stumble, you are operating only at half power.
[Attempted another dimension in Stumbling with audio and video links - but with the SU music player and YouTube, I'm now being left behind !]

BBC NEWS | Business | Climate change fight cant wait: Oct 29, 2006 3:21pm (2 reviews) environment, global-warming, climate-change, finance http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/...; "Climate change could end up cutting global growth by as much as a fifth unless drastic action is taken, a key report obtained by the BBC has warned.

Without action up to 200 million people could become refugees as their homes are hit by drought or flood, he added.

An international plan to tackle climate change is needed to prevent a global recession..."

"...Failure to act early could end up costing between 5% and 20% of global GDP and render large parts of the planet uninhabitable with poor nations hit first and hardest.

Green taxes, carbon trading schemes and changing behaviour will help reduce the effect of climate change - but any schemes should encompass the globe, the report added."; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

BBC NEWS | Business | Government failing over fraud: Oct 28, 2006 7:16pm (1 review) crime, fraud http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6091...; This is certainly true, despite the protestations of the Government. There have actually been funding cuts for fighting fraud. Whether New Labour don't feel committed towards it because it is a white-collar crime or because prosecuting some 'successful' businessmen might lead to a drop in their campaign contributions depends on how cynical you are.; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

The Freenet Project - /index: Oct 27, 2006 2:50pm (92 reviews) internet, freedom http://freenetproject.org/; A very worthy attempt to civcumvent government censorsip of the Internet - a major problem in some countries, particularly China.; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

LibraryThing | Catalog your books online: Oct 27, 2006 1:22pm (267 reviews) writing, books, libraries http://www.librarything.com/; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | The living planet: facts and figures: Oct 24, 2006 12:33pm (1 review) environment, overpopulation, biodiversity http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/6080...; When the first warnings came out about how quickly humans were using up the earth's resources, I was glad that I had no children and would die before things became uncomfortable. Each year the period until that predicted time has shortened dramatically.

Scientists now estimate that we will need two Planets Earth to survive by 2050 OR we need to change our consumption habits dramatically now OR the human population of the earth needs to halve by that time (it is actually increasing faster than it ever has).

You choose.; Delete this site from your blog? or Delete review only