Recently, I have been thinking about doing some graduate studies in something environmental. through distance learning. There are 3 reasons why I would choose distance learning. The first is that Japanese universities seem to be quite poorly respected around the world. Even here in Japan they have a repuation for being very easy. Students have […]
Month: July 2007
Keirin – Bicycle Racing in Japan
For the first time I went to see Keirin, Japanese bicycle racing, for the first time since I got to Japan. There is stadium just near my house (15 minutes by train). It works just like horse racing in terms of betting. I didn’t win anything, but on of my friends, Taka, won 850 on […]
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. […]
Sony Least-Green : Greenpeace
Greenpeace released its quarterly ranking of the leading mobile and PC manfacturers based on their global policies, their taking repsonsibility for their products (recycling) and how much they are working to remove harmful chemicals from their products. Sony used to place quite well (5th), but with each passing ranking has consistently dropped and is currently […]