Sebastian Coe has shocked the sporting establishment by announcing that, due a combination of climate change and the credit crunch, London 2012 will see the first ever combined Summer and Winter Olympics.
Posted: Feb 22nd, 2010
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The annual shortest day is shrinking, claim scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU).
‘If present trends continue,’ said the CRU’s Dr James Foster, ‘by 2050 it won’t be worth getting out of bed on the shortest day.’
Posted: Dec 21st, 2009
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Green protestors at a Nottinghamshire power station have received unexpected reinforcement from Thatcherites, who despite being thought to have disbanded have lost none of their contempt for the coal industry.
Posted: Oct 20th, 2009
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Environmental campaigners were left reeling today after scientists questioned their strategy to save the planet’s rainforests and halt catastrophic climate change simply by adding the question ‘Do you really need to print this message?’ to the bottom of every email. A three-year study has found no recorded instances of someone changing their mind about printing, with the answer to the question on every occasion being ‘Yes, actually’.
Posted: Mar 10th, 2009
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‘Never mind that India and China are opening forty coal fossil fuel power stations every month’ said Gore ‘The UK’s decision to ban plastic bags will more than compensate for that.’
Posted: Apr 15th, 2008
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