Recent content by DrPhill

Though if we use fast-breeder reactors we can consume our nuclear waste and turn it into energy. If we include the savings from not having to store and monitor the waste we might be onto a winning formula....... This technology has been bubbling along unfunded for quite a while...

https://octopus.energy/export-tariffs/

And local supply/demand.....

Thanks for that Robin - 15k is more than I expected - so a good reality check. Probably a measure of wishful thinking in there as well as being out of touch. That kind of cost might just be acceptable - it may be the cheapest form of 'extension' given the layout of the house. It is under 1m...

Hi all, I am toying with the idea of converting our garage into a more usable space. The garage is single-skin blocks with a flat roof, power and light. It is close to, but not attached to, the house. We have plenty of drive space and the car never goes in the garage. I am thinking about...

Another vote for Bellotta. And another vote for a grubbing mattock. I have both, though I hope not to need them anymore.

"The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom whose aims are to challenge what it calls "extremely damaging and harmful policies" envisaged by governments to mitigate anthropogenic global warming.[2] The GWPF, and some of its prominent members...

Phew. You are more than welcome to the badges of honour.....

Leads to interesting maths, I must admit. What is 5 - 2? What is (5 - 2) - 2? Or is this only a truth for gammas?

Is that 'Phil' referring to me?

Certainly not all plants and like none of them. An example of one limit is this paper studying grasses: https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-018-1243-3 "We found very strong CO2 fertilization effects on the aboveground and total biomass of the three species. The...

Are you saying that pre-industrial levels of CO2 are insufficient to support plant life? Really?

What bodies will we accept pronouncing on climate change? United nations : https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/mythbusters (1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/resources/spm-headline-statements (2) World Health Organisation...

Look up 'False Dichotomy' A scientist will not face end-of-career for having a different view if they can show the evidence that supports the view. Informed scientific debate happens and when the evidence for one position outweighs another scientists are happy to change their position if...

So do I, I wonder if we are both in the same town (Newton Abbot)