A self-endorsed celeb fights for the planet 4

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   Geoff Dabelko Posted 1:28 am
   24 Aug 2006

   Brilliant, not geniusYou had it right in the first line. "Tired of celebrities."  Wish Brilliant had used some of that genius and stopped there.  
   
   Geoff Dabelko

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   Michael G Richard Posted 2:18 am
   24 Aug 2006

   Speaking of Lester BrownJust wanted to let you know that he has started writing guest columns for Treehugger.com
   His first one is here:
   http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/us_leads_world.ph...

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   Tod Brilliant Posted 3:00 pm
   24 Aug 2006

   GDWow, Geoff, considering you're right there in D.C. with Lester and the Earth Policy Institute, I'd think you'd be more in favor of a "by any means necessary" approach to spreading the word of a book like "Plan B 2.0," especially considering that the more the public is aware of the issues within, the more traction organizations like yours can gain.
   The interesting part of my 'experiment' (for me) is to watch reactions. Those like yours sadden me only in that it would seem that some believe there is a "right way" of distributing information, or, rather, an "appropriate" method. I don't believe we have time to quibble, nor horde information. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, Geoff. We don't have time to be elitist about things, nor question the intention of, say, celebrities. The public's attention may well be very short. Let's work together to make as much headway as we can while they're paying attention to ANYONE.
   Tod Brilliant
   
   " . . . because the world doesn't matter anymore if you don't have the strength to go ahead and choose something that's really true." - Julio Cortazar

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   Tod Brilliant Posted 3:34 pm
   24 Aug 2006

   ClarityActually, Doug, I want to be more clear and more fair to your point as I agree with you, completely.
   It's sad that celebrities seem to be often questioned and quoted these days on the issue of "sustainability" (very purposeful quotes). The public would be far better served if others, like yourself, were given the attention and media play. Yet, that isn't what is happening. The game may be pathetic, but it IS the game that is being played and that is going to take time to change. In the meantime, let us do what it takes to get a very clear, very smart message out there in every way we can. You have your method, I have mine. Together, we're working toward the same set of goals.
   I would like to see space cleared in the pantheon of pop icons for scientists, analysts and other great minds. It wasn't so long ago that Einstein, Oppenheimer and others were revered. We can, given time, resurrect the public's appreciation of genius, but in the meantime the best we can do is carve and manipulate a puppet or two through which their words will be heard and understood.
   I don't care if the pill is administered via fruit punch or enema, so long as the patient is cured.
   
   " . . . because the world doesn't matter anymore if you don't have the strength to go ahead and choose something that's really true." - Julio Cortazar

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