As mankind progresses into the second decade of the 21st century, we are fortunate that many of our problems can be solved with the help of new technology. From simple issues such as enhancing the quality of paper products, to the more complex problems of raising the quality of life and the state of Mother Earth.

Environmental global warming is one of the big subjects that many politicians attend summits and discuss at great length, with no real outcome, which leads to everyone the world over getting incredibly frustrated. There is generally more energy put into point scoring by the politicians over their opponents than into trying to resolve the issue. This leads to further issues and exacerbates an already major dilemma. We see the same scenario every time the topic comes up for discussion – there are heated exchanges of views from politicians who drive luxury vehicles, which chew through the fuel and emit large volumes of pollutants into the atmosphere. There is a distinct lack of leadership in the situation. But what incentive do the politicians have? Their expenses and affluent lifestyles are footed by right-wing politics.

But there is fresh hope with advancing technology, bringing with it new options and more chance of a solution to the eternal conundrum of how to save our planet. Solutions such as less toxic chemicals to challenging the basic ideology of the “green” movement. Car manufacturers have got involved with the “green” concept of ‘save our planet’ by producing hybrid vehicles which are kinder to the environment, need less fuel, oil and other toxic chemicals and emit less harmful fumes into the atmosphere.

Phenomenal high speed images taken from satellite pictures and deep in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans charting the creation of great storms, and the impact of the oceans on the continents. Brilliant video from BBC natural history epic, ‘Planet Earth’.
Check out? “Earth” also a BBC doc, very good and it deals with weather, the atmosphere, the oceans and more things along those lines

All that is needed now is a major mood-swing in Western society and a collective, international facing-up to the issues which stand in the way of solving this problem. Governments are playing their part by offering incentives such as tax breaks to manufacturers to produce “greener” products. Phasing out dirty, smoking old cars and cleaning up the environment are huge steps in the right direction. The tax incentives are gradually spreading to offer other producers similar advantages for embracing cleaner, more energy-efficient practices.
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Global warming is an inescapable issue for our age. But 180 years ago, most scientists believed that Earth had been steadily cooling since it was formed. When Louis Agassiz presented the concept of a Great Ice Age to the Swiss Society of Natural Sciences in 1837, his suggestion that the planet had turned colder and then warmed up again was met with skepticism and even hostility, triggering years of fierce scientific debate before the idea was accepted.

Copenhagen is preparing to host experts and world leaders next month to discuss how to prevent climate change and global warming. But while they’ll be looking to put new restrictions on greenhouse emissions, not everyone in the scientific community is in agreement. RT spoke to one Russian scientist who says far from heating up, the earth is actually heading for a new Ice Age.

If the northern hemisphere (most populated, richest) are cooling, and there has been a CO2-scare, and because of the cooling the suppliers of electricity and fuel will have a Bonanza – after frantic gathering and consolidation of sources the last few years, the politicians and their pimps? can “whitewash” themselves by saying”But, we were sure there was global warming!” , and when asked “Why the high CO2-taxes now then if it will warm us up again?”…

Response: “Ice cores show CO2 rise after..”

Exactly why our planet occasionally cools down has taken more than a century to work out. Now we know that cyclic gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Saturn periodically elongate Earth’s orbit, and this effect combines from time to time with slow changes in the direction and degree of Earth’s tilt that are caused by the gravity of our large moon. Consequently, summer sunlight around the poles is reduced, and high-­latitude regions such as Alaska, northern Canada, and Siberia turn cold enough to preserve snow year-round. This constant snow cover reflects a great deal of sunlight, cooling things down even more, and a new ice age begins. Naturally, this process does not occur with anything like the speed portrayed in the movie The Day After Tomorrow, but geological and other evidence shows that it’s happened at least four times.
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The Biggest Fire Sale in History

Europe’s banking sector holds 2½ times as many assets as the U.S. banking sector. It’s huge. And it’s in big trouble. Europe’s banking sector needs cash — mountains of cash.

As a result, it will have to sell more than $1.8 trillion of assets, which will likely take a decade to work through. For perspective, it sold only $97 billion from 2003–10. “The list of asset sales is the longest I’ve seen in 10 years,” says Richard Thompson, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Knowing how these things work, the final tally could well be double that. The world has never seen anything this big before.

So banks borrow 1/2 trillion from the taxpayer subsidised ECB @ 1%. And loan it back to the same taxpayers governments (via bonds) @ 5% interest.

£60million profits in 3 years with no outlay sounds like a no brainer? Can I get cut in on the deal??

Where will the cash come from?

This is our opportunity. There is no better, more-reliable way to make money than to buy something from someone who has to sell. Bankers are the best people in the world to buy from. Believe me, I know.

I was a vice president of corporate banking for 10 years before I started writing newsletters in 2004. I would get at least three or four requests every year from some investor group asking if we had any assets we were looking to unload. Why? Because they know banks are stupid sellers.
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