Month: January 2013

The cultivation of bio-energy crops, such as sugarcane is a potentially lucrative activity.  But sugarcane is a thirsty crop, and the infrastructure required to refine it is expensive.  These issues … Continue reading “Growing bio-fuels in Africa: Sugarcane in Ghana”

For a stratospheric scientist, winter is a worrying time.  For most of the year we can enjoy whatever weather the atmosphere decides to throw at us, secure in the knowledge … Continue reading “Sudden Stratospheric Stirrings”