• Harry Blutstein is a freelance journalist and author. He blogs on an eclectic range of topics and tries to make sense of the “booming, buzzing, confusion” of globalization. Posts include current events, book reviews and items that delve into the history of globalization.

    Quote of the month ……………….. "A frontier is both the inside and the outside. And for there to really be an inside, it must open itself to the outside and embrace it” - Jean-Pierre Vernant

    Check this out ……………….. Great article on the lies Rupert Murdoch told the Leveson Inquiry - http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/all-the-truth-that-fits/216/

    Event Notice ……………….. Harry Blutstein will be lecturing to the University of the Third Age for six weeks starting 27 July 2012.

    Status report .................... Harry Blutstein is currently working on his book "The New Globalists", which should be finished in June.

Category Archives: Environment

Climate Skeptics v Science Wonks
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Climate Skeptics v Science Wonks

Savvy professional skeptics are encountering little opposition from science wonks who are media-shy.

Water Wars
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Water Wars

As population outstrips water resources the world could be entering a dangerous period.

Plundering Neptune’s Bounty
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Plundering Neptune’s Bounty

The World Bank voluntary program to address overfishing will not work.

Who’s Bankrolling the Climate Skeptics?
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Who’s Bankrolling the Climate Skeptics?

Corporations are using neoliberal think-tanks as proxies to create doubt about climate change.

Miners Make Merry in Davos
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Miners Make Merry in Davos

Global mining giants have got together at Davos to undermine efforts by countries to get a fair share of mining super-profits.

The Nuclear Industry’s Guilt Secrets
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The Nuclear Industry’s Guilt Secrets

Fukushima and its aftermath is reason to question how safe the nuclear industry really is.

Playing God
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Playing God

Growing support for geo-engineering ignores the potentially disastrous risks and even could trigger the first climate war.