Tag Archives: environment

Stand up for the environment and democracy, against the oligarchs

Posted on December 18, 2025 by svenaake

Sven Åke Bjørke Democracy is the foundation of freedom, equality, and collective decision-making. Democratic societies have greater social mobility, innovation, and respect for human rights. Democracy allows the individual to have a voice. It values ​​participation, accountability, and the rule … Continue reading →

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For a fairer and greener future

Posted on June 21, 2025 by svenaake

Resist the oligarchs! The world is facing a fateful time where climate change, social inequality, war, pollution, species extinction and resource scarcity threaten our common future. Super-rich oligarchs are colluding globally to undermine democracy and human rights. Meeting these challenges … Continue reading →

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Global Warming: A Tale of Power, Deception, and Dependency

Posted on October 13, 2024 by svenaake

A global network of oligarchs have deceived us all for decades. Their greed has put us all in jeopardy. Continue reading →

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The Global Fossil fuel lobby, global heating and the propaganda war

Posted on July 24, 2024 by svenaake

The billionaires in the fossil fuel industry, including big oil CEOs, Middle Eastern petro-tyrants, extreme Islamists, Chinese oil “princelings”, Russian warlords and oligarchs, are heavily invested in maintaining the current fossil fuel paradigm. They are determined to delay the inevitable … Continue reading →

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Make this year a climate year!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by svenaake

Norsk The fossil fuel era can be dismantled within less than two decades. Three measures: All subsidies and special tax deals for the fossil fuel industry are removed globally.  The International Monetary Fund  (IMF) should get full support on this point. The IMF … Continue reading →

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What if Norwegian oil economy is a bubble?

Posted on September 7, 2013 by svenaake

Norsk Two hundred and fifty thousand Norwegian jobs depend on oil [1]. These jobs are expensive; require high skills and pressure salary levels in general. For small countries like Norway this many oil jobs might be a recipe for financial disaster. … Continue reading →

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Vinteren har vært kald. Oppvarming avlyst?

Posted on June 1, 2013 by svenaake

English En av mytene media liker å terpe på er at global oppvarming skulle innebære  varmere og finere vær. Vi skal snart kunne dyrke druer i Nord-Sibir. I virkeligheten sier IPCC at været blir mer uforutsigelig med tyngre nedbør enn normalt flere … Continue reading →

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Climate change in facts and figures

Posted on April 14, 2013 by svenaake

Norsk 90 – 100 million barrels of oil every day In addition roughly the same amount in coal and gas. We humans burn between 95 and 100 million barrels of oil every day. One barrel of oil equals 159 litres, … Continue reading →

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It’s just natural variation – isn’t it?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by svenaake

Norsk What happens now, is no climate variation, it is a real climate change.  The solar forcing – the insolation – has not increased the last forty years. There is no special warming Milankovich effect like we had in the … Continue reading →

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The sustainable society of 2040

Posted on August 23, 2012 by svenaake

Norsk Visitors are surprised that our cities and towns of 2040 are so compact, charming, clean, safe and esthetically appealing. The surrounding forests and fields are lush, healthy and teaming with different species.   The towns and cities lucky enough to … Continue reading →

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The carbon mafia and climate “sceptics”

Posted on December 30, 2011 by svenaake

“Every year we pump more than six billion tonnes of carbon emissions (corresponding to over 35 billion tonnes CO2)  into the air from burning fossil fuel, despite a general consensus that this pollutes the air and contributes directly to climate … Continue reading →

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