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  to bob dylan:

  blow your harmonica son

  SJR

  On Density is political destiny? posted 3 years, 6 months ago 15 Responses

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  social scaling

  The social scale of the problem is huge. Small is beautiful yes, but seems a scale of refuge for the few - admittance a function of education and  entitlement that is usually the province of the priveledged.

  What is being proposed and discussed in the works and comments is nothing short of rejiggering the relations of production - can you spell commiepinkoliberalsocialist?

  The US and the world are in the midst of dramatic global monetary reorganisation. The risk of currency collapse is very high right now due to a worldwide 'liquidity bubble'. Standards of living in the US are due for a "correction"(I won't say lowering although the measurement of our qulaity of life will be less dependent on material indices-a change for the best!).

  Enviromentalists should heed the economic signals and fashion a mainstream view that can put the coming changes into a positive context
   - part time work for everyone who wants a job.
   - Full time work for everyone who needs the workout.
   - access to fresh air, water and open space
   - time to spend with freinds and loved ones

  We are humans from earth. We live for adventure, art, music, rythmic dancing, philosophy, passion, fishing hunting and gathering. That hummer looks stupid!! Get a life!!!

  SJR

  On My problem with David Kamp's NYT review of Michael Pollan's new book posted 3 years, 7 months ago 21 Responses

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  climate disaster

  circuspect with regard to the cold earth outcome as well!!

  SJR

  On A bipolar solar disorder posted 3 years, 7 months ago 12 Responses

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  global climate

  dr.x,
  I do not disagree with calling it the global climate disaster or the urgency that should propel such a message into the chambers of the "deciders".

  atretyger,
  Not to belabor the point, but, our credibility suffers when new information such as the particulate anomaly reveals that the warming may not be occurring at the intensity indicated by models and limited monitoring.

  Consider this small thought exercise: If ice ages are possible (we cannot ignore the evidence)by what mechanisms would the earths oceans be evaporated and that moisture be driven to the poles to fall as frozen water in quantities sufficient to drop oceam levels by 100 feet or greater and simultaneously build ice fields 1000 feet deep in geologically breif timeframes. The best answer, maybe the only reasonable answer, would be a sharp, breif but unsustainable rise in temperature. Go to
  http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/transit.html
  to see more.

  My point being, the environmental movement needs to be more circumspect with re to claims of outcomes. Such reserve can only improve the efficency with which the message of climactic disruption will be distributed. Sound the alarm, yes; foster debate,yes; demand action, yes; be effective!

  SJR

  On A bipolar solar disorder posted 3 years, 7 months ago 12 Responses

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  whoops

  that should be anthropogenic CO2

  SJR

  On A bipolar solar disorder posted 3 years, 7 months ago 12 Responses