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14 Monday Jan 2013

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Until our priorities change stories like the one here are going to increase.

If we want to end this then we must stop expecting an endless supply of energy- that means walking home in the dark, sitting by candlelight in the dark evenings, making only a few journeys by car or plane and enjoying warmth from a fire or central heating system on very rare occasions and of course not having the air-conditioning on when its hot, and not using the fridge, oven… you get the picture. It sounds medieval doesn’t it?
It’s interesting to note that in a lecture at uclan I heard that if all the lands currently used for food production were set aside for growing bio-fuels there would still not be enough fuel to ‘power’ the world. Oh yes, and of course most people would be starving!
Meanwhile, there is snow outside – I have my electric lights on of course because its dark, and the oil central heating is making my home nice and cosy, plus my husband has just driven home in his car, I used my hob and oven to cook dinner, but I don’t have an air conditioning – I live in England we never need it! I consume with a conscience, but I still consume. Difficult.

Fly me to the moon – without costing the earth

14 Monday Jan 2013

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We all like to travel – the carbon footprint when we do is usually much more significant than we might think. Have you ever measured your carbon footprint? You can easily do that online and it is a wake-up call to the impact we are all making.
NASA has awarded huge research funds for making flying, (the worst culprit for carbon footprint size), a more environmentally friendly way to travel. Emissions of nitrous oxide and CO2 will be cut down considerably if the aviation industry succeed in reducing fuel use and emissions by 70%.

In 2010 NASA launched its N+3 initiative which awarded four major airlines extensive funds to research, design and develop more environmentally friendly aircraft. Lockheed Martin, MIT, GE Aviation and Boeing have been charged with the challenge to create a commercial plane that would expend 75% less emissions and consume 70% less fuel. Not a small undertaking but significant progress has already been made, especially by Boeing who have a promising hybrid aircraft in development stage.

sustainable-aircraftThe concepts for Sugar Volt (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) report massive improvements in both operational and environmental performance which are due mainly to the inclusion of a propulsion system run on an electric battery gas turbine. This technology can reduce the total amount of fuel burnt by more than 75% and total energy used by 55%. Hybrid electric propulsion can also lessen the distance required for takeoff and decrease noise pollution. In addition the emissions…

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08 Tuesday Jan 2013

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The news that out our sea level is rising is not news but the increased speed of it is – the rise of 20 cms in 100 years is about twice the predicted amount. Whether the increase remains at that rate or increases is probably a mixture of what we decide to do and what impacts we have on the planet that are yet unknown.
If you want to find out more this article is worth reading.

West Antarctica is warming almost twice as fast as previously believed, adding to worries of a thaw that would add to sea level rise from San Francisco to Shanghai, a study showed on Sunday.

Annual average temperatures at the Byrd research station in West Antarctica had risen 2.4 degrees Celsius (4.3F) since the 1950s, one of the fastest gains on the planet and three times the global average in a changing climate, it said.

The unexpectedly big increase adds to fears the ice sheet is vulnerable to thawing. West Antarctica holds enough ice to raise world sea levels by at least 3.3 metres (11 feet) if it ever all melted, a process that would take centuries.

“The western part of the ice sheet is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought,” Ohio State University said in a statement of the study led by its geography professor David Bromwich.

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Disappearing Under Our Feet

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Masoud Ghandehain, a civil and environmental engineer in New York, has stated that the city’s hidden infrastructure is rapidly degrading – a scenario scientists and engineers have been predicting for a while.  Ghandehain has suggested that in as little as ten years time New York’s steel and concrete foundations will be seriously undermined by the ravages of time, acid rain and salt. Normally, the steel is protected by the concrete, and a crystalline shield that forms rust on the metal, however, exposure to high amounts of salty seawater and oxygen is taking its toll. The ions in the salty water can generate an electrical charge in the metals and cause a current, similar to a battery, which then corrodes the metal.

Rising sea levels due to global warming will add to the erosion of the foundations of many coastal settlements, and in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the decision of what to rebuild and what not, is difficult, as there will be other hurricanes.

You can find more on this story in the New Scientist journal – 10 November 2012.

ImageMy son Luke took the photograph of New York on his honeymoon in January 2011.

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Wake Up

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Wake Up

Please read this article in the Guardian and remind yourself just how frightening brutal and short-sighted we are in respect to our planet and all that inhabit it.
A loud wake-up call to everyone at the dawn of 2013 – but will we ever change?

Seismic moves in climate change

27 Saturday Oct 2012

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Seismic moves in climate change

A changing Gulf Stream is warming deep waters along the eastern United States and destabilizing greenhouse gases trapped in sediments.

Worrying developments – worth a read in NATURE journal.

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UCLAN installation – water issues

10 Thursday May 2012

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During April and May the foyer of UCLAN’s Harris Building plays host to an installation focusing on water issues: consumption, …

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Global Water Summit 2012: Brave New World – which issues do you want to raise?

16 Friday Mar 2012

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Spector (sculpture)

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Pail (sculpture)

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Hello! I am a visual artist focusing on issue-based work that investigates the environmental issues behind fractured realities. Exploring the enigma of our existence, revealed in our ways of being, our relationship with our environs and the marks we leave behind is my preoccupation. My predilection for collaborations with scientists and geographers has led to an informed body of work that reflects a world without a sense of equilibrium. The work aims to have an oblique potency that acknowledges the world’s dark underbelly, whilst acting as a catalyst for igniting debate. I am an innate researcher who has not lost the infantile curiosity and wonder about the world - the questions and answers are in flux - I appreciate other people's viewpoints so please comment on posts that interest you - I am always happy to hear constructive criticism about my artworks and hear more information about and/or debate issues I raise. Both as metaphor and in material selection, my artistic responses focus on brooding degradation: peeling layers inviting a meditation on the narrative exposed. I try not to create more stuff – our world is already over-stuffed – so I reuse and transform objects whenever possible to satisfy my environmental conscience. This blog was initially started to complement my residency at University of Central Lancashire in Britain where I was working with scientists in the School of Built and Natural Environment examining the hidden impacts of our way of life. The residency has now ended but due to the public response I aim to continue it as long as people are interested in my art practice. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Visit www.jacscott.com for more information about my contemporary practice.

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