Solar Radiation not a factor in Global Warming
In a scientific study published recently, it has been concluded that solar radiation is not responsible for the drastic warming on the Earth in recent years. Global Warming nay-sayers have often cited solar radiation as the main factor in global warming and say that the human influence is negligible. This evidence was used in the [...]
China passes America to be #1… Pollutor
Well, last week it became official. The news that we all knew was going to come sooner or later has arrived. The Chinese have supraseed the USA to become the #1 polluter on Earth. As for last week, the 2006 Chinese CO2 emssions were estimated at 6.2bn tonnes while the USA at “only” 5.8bn tonnes. [...]
Fingerprints for all foreign visitors to Japan
Follow the lead of the US, Japan has also implemented a system of taking fingerprints for all foreign visitors as they enter the country. The new law will come into effect November 2007. The ironic thing with all this is that Japan tried to implement a system where all Japanese citizens would be fingerprinted and [...]
Depriving Oneself
Recently, I have found myself thinking of the sacrifices that I make for the “enviornment” (for lack of a better term). As most people know, climate change is a serious problem for the world and the human influence is pretty undenaiable. The largest contributor being carbon dioxide. So, in that pretext, I try to minimize [...]
The Dreaded Immigration Office
I finally went to the Toyko Immigration Office for the first time since I moved to Tokyo and it was quite an experience. The buildiing was very new and quite well layed out and appeared to be sufficient in size. That being said, it was miles from absolutely anything of convienence. It is located in [...]
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