Bruno's Mauritian Blog

In 2006, most Mauritians seemed to be against the then Mr Sithanen. However, at that time, I thought he was, by far, the best minister in the Labour cabinet. His financial policy seemed audacious and radically different from his predecessors (including himself – when he was Chancellor under SAJ). I somehow felt that his courageous decisions would pay dividends in the long term. 3 years later, after a financial melt-down, and a lot more exposure to socialist literature and scientific reports on climate change and the energy crisis, I find myself being radically opposed to Dr Sithanen’s ultra-liberal ideology.
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Hi everyone, and welcome to my new blog! Thanks to my relatives and to the Mauritian twittering community for your good advice during the design stage of the site. After nearly one year of blogging, I decided to redefine my online presence and store my physics posts in a new site:
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The safe upper limit for atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) is 350 parts per million. The current level is 390 ppm, which is way too high. This dangerous level leads to ice melting, climate disruption and ocean acidification. Scientists are urging decision makers to act and bring the level down to 350 ppm.
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The media is treating climate change more as a political issue rather than a scientific one. The presentation of the subject is therefore “balanced”, even though there is overwhelming scientific evidence that the planet is dangerously warming up. Worse, science is losing the media war to conservative lobbies.
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