Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff.
Posted in General on Dec 8th, 2009
David Roberts thinks Copenhagen is a bubbling cauldron of media hype. Consider: Copenhagen maxed out on journalist registrations, at 5,000. Supposedly there were more than 10,000 waiting in line even after that. The place is choked with journalists, not to mention folks from think tanks and NGOs who are supposed to be blogging on it. There [...]
Posted in General on Sep 28th, 2009
Paul Krugman has a great column on climate change today. This leapt out at me. “For three decades the dominant political ideology in America has extolled private enterprise and denigrated government, but climate change is a problem that can only be addressed through government action. And rather than concede the limits of their philosophy, many on [...]
Posted in General on Jan 21st, 2009
“With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet.” - President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address Wow, he just drew a parallel between climate change and nuclear war. And you know what, he’s right. Both are fundamental, existential threats. I’m so happy to have an administration [...]