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Thursday 25th July 2013 2.00-4.30pm. Diocese of Guildford’s Summer School. The Diocese of Guildford are running a whole week of summer school events, with Thursday 25th July 2013 being a special day on the environment. JRI personnel, Martin and Margot Hodson will be leading the session on the Thursday afternoon. In this …
The International Energy Agency has published a paper on redrawing the world energy map. It highlights topics such as the subsidies on fossil fuels which have recently grown, and it presents data relating to recent governmental policies of developed countries, especially subsidies on coal. It also considers the relationship between …
We are sad to report that JRI Vice-President, Colin Russell, died on 17th May 2013. There are obituaries at the Royal Society of Chemistry and the History of Chemical Sciences forum. Colin Russell was Emeritus Professor of History of Science and Technology at the Open University. Also see wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_A._Russell …
There is a long-standing public misperception of the scientific consensus that climate change is human-caused. Various studies since Oreskes (2004) have found a consensus of above 95% among scientific publications that express a conclusion. However a Pew public opinion poll in 2012 revealed that many people had a perception that …
A transcript of the audio recording of the recent interview with Caroline Pomeroy (CEO of Climate Stewards) is now available. Text on webpage or alternatively download as printable PDF. There are now links to both the audio mp3 file and this transcript on the original page.
JRI is a small and lean organisation but needs donations to continue working at the intersection of environment, science and Christianity. Please give generously to JRI. A new form for giving by various methods (including cheque, bank transfer, online and Paypal) is available: http://www.jri.org.uk/giving-to-jri/