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  You have to understand...

  ... mistakes have been made; but we are listening, and further talks will be held with a view to, well, having a view on more talks. The crucial thing is we must understand the issues better, and what people are telling us is that they need to feel part of the process. And it is important that we look forward and not backwards to meet the obvious challenges of the future. Blah, blah, blah, blah...

  Hey, it's democracy. You get what you vote for. Don't you?

  Meanwhile, back on the planet...On British prime minister chats climate with Bush posted 1 year, 6 months ago 5 Responses

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  Now who's 'aving a larf?'

  'What will be the fallout?'

  Let's see...

  '...the band will board a private jet...' as the first line in the PR seems to set it up.

  Kinda compounded, if explained by '...MTV News will be with the band every step of the way..'

  But it's OK, because 'This certainly outdoes last February's FOB stunt, Infinity Flight 206...'

  Boggling the mind, mind, is that this is billed as '..teaming up with Greenpeace for the concert, in the hopes of raising awareness about global warming.'

  Know what? I think folk may be pretty 'aware' about Probably Man Worsened Climate Change (Global warming is, so like, last year... if not plain inaccurate) by now, but celebs and eco-elites and rating-priority media swanning about in jets to do it all may well be the bigger message that gets sent around the world, and hence again give cause to ponder the value of many self-appointed messengers. And those who give them page space. Like us. Funny old word, eh?
  On From Emo to Ego posted 1 year, 7 months ago 4 Responses

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  Assault on Batteries

  This is truly inspirational.

  I (and, I suspect, a few others - http://junkk.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-friends-electric-dre ... ) have had certain concerns on the promotion of electric power as non-polluting.

  When it is in this form, aside from the consequences of manufacture, it seems a rare beacon of solar-powered reality in transport. To get a craft charged up, aloft and to its destination with no power input other than the sun is awesome.

  It seems viable battery capacity is the only restriction on realising his dream of a 2 or 4-seat version, which is where the practicalities of personal or indeed small-scale cargo (couriers?) transportation kick in.

  Now all we need in the UK is the weather. Mind you, looking out the window, and with a certain sense of irony global-warming-wise, that may soon not be such a problem.

  Do before you talk. Then share. If it's also fun and inspiring, people will want to read more. They may even be inspired follow your example.

  On I prefer to fly posted 2 years, 7 months ago 10 Responses

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  If necessary I'll fly to convince you personally.

  As I was just saying on my blog and site, which are available, free, along with some stuff you can DO....

  'Re: the unearthed 'exclusive' in little-known publication Newsweek.

  Noted enviro-writer Mr. Monbiot's plan is certainly 'a' plan, if honestly described by him as being based on 'inexact science', with a few of his 'rough estimates' lobbed in, with the odd 'guess'. I just hope the deniers don't see that little lot as an opportunity for robust rebuttal.

  Beyond offering such unwelcome ammo to the 'do nothing' camp, I'm not sure quite how practical this plan is. But then you don't sell many books or get invited to many interviews based on the politics of compromise. News media like to drive ratings first, not inform, and the best way is to pop a couple of pit bulls from opposing camps in the ring and let the games begin. Let's see what big-oil funded shock-jock they can wheel out to say anything that hasn't been countered a million times before.

  I'm sure a lot more will read and respond to the magazine (me, I am happy to get it online), but to add to the mighty one views (rating 0.5) at my time of reading the linked piece, and having read a lot of Mr. M's thoughts before, to be charitable and acknowledge the breadth of his knowledge in this arena it seemed to suffer from some rather drastic editing.

  I can't recall quite how he promoted his book, Heat (available in all good bookstores at a very reasonable price), or gets to and from his many commitments without the need for personal transport, but as Frank Drebin says, that is not important right now. I am sure getting paid to do his job travelling about is more important than many other folk with careers and families to support.

  As for trading the eco-consequences of such travel, is this just between rich folk, or does the population of the globe get to play too?

  Per Mr. Cameron's (our Leader of the Opposition here in the UK) notion, I'm guessing a few hundred thousand Kalahari bushmen are ready to let you get to the Earth Aid concert in a private 737, with on board LPG Humvee, based on their allocation. With about 5.5 billion more folk waiting in line.

  Green Air - Flying the Sanctimonious, Irony-free Skies'

  Do before you talk. Then share. If it's also fun and inspiring, people will want to read more. They may even be inspired follow your example.

  On Monbiot says what needs saying posted 2 years, 7 months ago 1 Response

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  A Unique Way of Life?

  I wonder at what the cut-off point is where the media stop finding people engaging in planetary-saving personal endeavours 'interesting' and 'different' enough to feature? What % of population actively engaged in low-impact lifestyles before it is no longer news, and you're kinda on your own because you just believe it's a good thing to do rather than as an exercise in ratings gathering?

  It's a line of thought I embarked upon when I saw a programme advocating home composting toilets by a London-based guru. What would the social hygiene consequences be if 10 million folk got inspired to follow suit?

  Anyhoo, while having every admiration for such efforts, and sympathy for the financially compensatory effects of publicity (though perhaps wondering how the interviewee got to the studio - maybe it's OK if someone else provides the transport. I tried pitching a video feed to one interested media outlet here. They didn't bite. But at least I persuaded them to send just one reporter with a tripod ) to plug the book (how many times does that little number rather put the whole deal in context? I'm guessing it's another, new, extra book on the topic? And will require buying, for money, and making, and distributing, etc) on an as yet unspecified non-impacting stock, I again feel a certain unease that the messenger may not be serving the message as well as he might.

  Was pretty funny though.

  At least Mr. Colbert will not be joining hordes of irony-free Americans making many extra journeys to congregate together at an event that is raising awareness about... what exactly?

  As IPCC 2, the sequel, is now pointing out, it's the kids who will suffer first. Enjoy the party.

  Do before you talk. Then share. If it's also fun and inspiring, people will want to read more. They may even be inspired follow your example.

  On Funny posted 2 years, 7 months ago 3 Responses