www.globalchange.com Comment by Patrick Dixon, author of The Truth about Westminster on MP expense scandal and revelations about alleged corruption among MPs, wrong claims in House of Commons. Future of Westminster and UK democracy. Public opinion of members of parliament.
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www.globalchange.com Global economic outlook - inflation, deflation and other expectations. Comment in response to qs via Twitter - by Futurist Patrick Dixon
www.globalchange.com Green technologies presentation at UBS Wolfsberg by Futurist keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon. How innovation will reduce energy use and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Business case studies for carbon capture, street lighting, wind power, solar energy, electric cars, hydrogen cars, low emission cement, energy savings in air conditioning and buildings heating systems, managing peak energy demans with smart metering, use of heat pumps, energy savings in shipping ...
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www.globalchange.com Death toll less then feared from Swine flu virus - outbreak in Mexico, US, Canada and ? UK. Risk of global pandemic? Need for urgent government action, strict isolation (gurantine) and rapid treatment plus effective contact tracing. Symptoms of Swine FLu Virus. Treatment of Swine Flu Virus. Public health measures. Lessons from Sars which killed 860 our of only 8600 cases and caused chaos with billions lost in SE Asia economy, global impact on travel and tourism, and ...
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Global warming video www.globalchange.com Climate change and how innovation in energy saving, reducing carbon use and so on will help with climate change.
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www.globalchange.com Safety of children online. Advice to parents about online safety, child protection in a digital world, teenage access to social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Protecting young people with agreed rules for online access, joint access to e-mail, networking sites, using computers in family public areas at home. Problems with cyberbullying. Privacy online and monitoring history of web browser. Journey together in online activity parents engage ...
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www.globalchange.com Swine flu virus - outbreak in Mexico, US, Canada and ? UK. Risk of global pandemic? Need for urgent government action, strict isolation (gurantine) and rapid treatment plus effective contact tracing. Symptoms of Swine FLu Virus. Treatment of Swine Flu Virus. Public health measures. Lessons from Sars which killed 860 our of only 8600 cases and caused chaos with billions lost in SE Asia economy, global impact on travel and tourism, and disuption in many nations. Recorded ...
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www.globalchange.com Sustainability and global economic growth, climate change and global warming. Limits to water, food, minerals, energy and natural resources. Scandal of biofuels policy converting food into biodiesel or ethanol for vehicles cars / aviation. Challenge of demographics and population growth, plus growth of economy in emerging nations. Africa and Asia urbanisation into megacities with huge infrastructure challenges. Global warming science is it correct? Truth about carbon ...
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www.globalchange.com Greatest weapon of terrorists is fear playing on irrational emotions of public. Need to understand power of asymmetric threats using easily available bomb-making products. Military strikes less helpful than understanding underlying issues, perceived injustice etc and working to reduce numbers of disaffected activists that later become violent, intelligence, vigilance etc. Overstated risks of terror attacks, failure to understand risks. Why terrorism rules by fear and ...
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