http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Sir David Attenborough: 'This awful summer? We've only ourselves to blame" en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78761 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:18:19 +0000 amir 78761@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't think that many politicians are numerate or understand non-linearity. They don't seem to understand long term economics either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78720 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:10:41 +0000 chdot 78720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"here are some hard numbers about climate change"</p> <p><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719" rel="nofollow">http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78621 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:44:02 +0000 Claggy Cog 78621@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't we just, you have to love him. </p> <p>However, his personal carbon footprint must be HUGE travelling by jet with his entire entourage all over the world to film stuff!!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78451 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:15:04 +0000 Min 78451@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Darkerside - Bwahaha!</p> <p>And..</p> <p><em>"But in the long term we are going to run out of space to grow food, which is more important than finding alternative ways to power Rolls-Royces and superjets.""</em></p> <p>I love him! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78408 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:14:50 +0000 Darkerside 78408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lifting a beautiful quote out of that article on Attenborough's off-screen presenting style:</p> <p>"I have nothing against that element of adventure, but if you want to know what controls the proportion of sex in crocodile eggs, you don't go to a chap who, when he sees a crocodile, spends his time jumping on it" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7728#post-78403 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:05:55 +0000 chdot 78403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/sir-david-attenborough-this-awful-summer-weve-only-ourselves-to-blame-7942405.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/sir-david-attenborough-this-awful-summer-weve-only-ourselves-to-blame-7942405.html</a> </p>