"The overwhelming scientific consensus is that human activity has had a significant and likely dominant role in climate change," Chu warned in his letter. "There is also increasingly compelling evidence that the weather changes we have witnessed during ...
President Obama's approval ratings, at the launching of his second term, are his highest in more than three years, with 60 percent of Americans having a favorable impression of the 44th president, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
[Note: at great peril to my 'stuff' for the vigil, I am away in a library writing this note, leaving it unattended at a time of heightened police, city concern with another homeless guy in the area who made a nasty scene yesterday. So more than usual, please try to bear with the limitations of my writing, unreading of emails, etc. Hopefully by Friday or Monday I'll have a replacement power brick for my laptop and be more regular in my communication. ARGH. Also, spell check is not working on this machine.]
To those who might feel hurt, wounded by the video below:
* If you are reading this you may be among those that have done great kindnesses for me and my work. Nothing in this video discounts any such kindnesses even .00000000001%.
* It deeply astounds me that I don't understand the following, but I don't. But I DO know it exists, and that at least among one, who has been extraordinarily kind to me over the last 8 months, that it usually the source of major unintended distress, hurt, pain as a result of me.
Objectively, I think it is true, that more than anyone you know, or have ever known, that I appreciate, am grateful for, and passionately acknowledge each and every kindness by anyone, to anyone, in my field of view. I Live for Kindnesses, to spawn them, increase them, give them. It is Life, in my view - Giving Life - and not a nicety, but Life itself. It is entirely what I am about - my Purpose - my reason for being. When I do so, it is quite rare that anyone takes offense, criticizes me, objects, takes exception. And if they seem to take anything I say in this vein personally - I pretty religiously hasten to be clear - I am not complementing you. I am simply making an honest observation. None of us are to take credit for those positive things we may do, or the negative. We are all products of Creation, doing the best we know,' or something to that effect, because I understand this to be True, at my core.
What astounds me, and I feel like a fool for saying it, what astounds me is that when I make observations, also with passion, that one, or others, take as not positive, or rather, negative, they feel unreceptive! That maybe I shouldn't have said it, that I'm being 'judgemental,' unfair, mean, destructive.... Oh, I can cite chapter and verse the common 'wisdom' against saying that which can be construed as negative. But it still mystifies me how folks react. My oncologist told me I had cancer. I didn't take it personally. Now, she did NOT say it with great passion to me; though, if she really cared about me, and felt I was not 'hearing' what she was saying, there could have come a time when she might do so! Some of the most intellectually advanced folks I've encountered in the life I lead of advocacy, totally react in the way I've described, ending what had seemed like life-giving-to-society relationships with "Obviously you didn't mean the positive things you were saying;' or 'I can't understand how you can be so positive one moment, and negative the next.' Huh? I don't get it.
* If anything I am appallingly thorough in my regular communication, taking enormous care to know what I mean, and state it clearly. Including changes. So, if in one communication I say something positive, and in another something negative, IF THEY CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT, I'M GOING TO POINT THAT OUT, AND BE CLEAR ABOUT IT. I'm never lax in such crucial things. And to the distress of the few that haven't yet tuned me out, on issues I feel are crucial to humanity, most of which don't relate to my person, but some that are, such as the vid below, I share my mind, as clearly as I am able.
* The video IS, despite my other comments here to the contrary, in part (an unimportant part; I'm a big boy, I'll survive) an honest outcry of personal pain. Process wise, when someone who generally does not, cries out in pain, thereby potentially empowering others to help, it is VERY Dangerous, and NOT an act of kindness, or Friendship, Caring, to react in a way that punishes, or warns against, or discourages future acts being so personally honest.
* If of the few that have been kind to me, that have not yet tuned me out, of those, if some or all end things now, over the following video, I'm ok with that. Will it be agony for me? Yes. Will it hurt or cripple my work? Probably, to a degree. But what I share in this vid below, yes, what I express seems personal to me. But it isn't. It is an immediate example of why we are not averting Ecocide. I don't matter. Averting Ecocide, does.
Keeping in mind that of course I could be wrong in everything I've expressed here, and in the video, tho I'm not -
The reason we are not averting Ecocide for our kids and the next 200 billion kids, is NOT that we are without Hearts! It IS because we have set boundaries that WE TOTALLY DEEM 'REASONABLE' BOUNDARIES AROUND THOSE HEARTS! We convince ourselves, for all but those very few that are most dear to us, are most "Family,' to us, that it is it OK that we not treat others the same. That 'inconvieniences' that we would RUSH to suffer for our very dearest ones, it is OK to not do so for others! And who to say this is 'wrong,' or more to the point, DEADLY, ECOCIDAL??? Well, Jesus, for one. "Love the stranger, the foreigner, the Enemy - AS YOUR SELF." Does that make it correct, that Jesus said so!?!?!? No. But my Heart says it is, and in the quietest of moments, yours probably does too; at least, that is my guess. And, if it does not - don't walk, RUN from any engagement with me! It can only lead to pain for you. My oncologist is willing to offer me pain, sickness, discomfort, maybe agony even, but not as the end point, but as the gateway to Life! Me too.
If you have NOT viewed the following video, I highly recommend it to those who care more about where humanity is headed, than their own lives. To those who have seen it, or who are more squeamish, you may wish to skip to the final text below it.
01.30.13 Cancer Update: In the video above I mentioned that there was one last option I could see as maybe offering a prayer of 'housing' that would satisfy the hospitals liability requirements and, through massive contortions of my work needs, suffice to meet enough of my 200 billion kids needs, to allow the chemo to proceed. Well, barring what could be two show stoppers, but probably will be surmounted (Internet access, PHYSICALLY, my signal not reaching this room; and the prohibition of 2-3 'mental health' days for me to go to the library each week when not in treatment or recovering therefrom), it looks like this is a 'go.' To my credit, I explored it despite indications that it was a dead end - and, it may be a doorway, instead. Howard U Hosp and my oncologist have kindly re-established forward momentum for me to receive the tests and treatment. I will be firing off an email before returning to my stuff to A. Ascertain the 2 points I just mentioned as possible show-stoppers; and B. as my oncologist to please, take the most aggressive possible course of treatment. If I'm going to drain the resources away from our kids for this treatment, my time, and our money, I want to get this stuff, this cancer, NOW.
A local homeless shelter infirmary may allow me to work on computer during the day, and a few days a week at the library. My work could live with that. I lost my computer power cord, argh, so offline till replacement comes by weeks end?
MLK Jr. "Lust says - What will happen to me if I help? Love says - What will happen to Her, if I don't?' Loving paraphrase of MLK Jr. "Drum Major Instinct," I think. With liberties taken.
One of his last. One of his greatest. He was speaking of the parable of, and of the people within, the Good Samaritan.
San Francisco on track to become zero-waste city.
San Francisco is trying to become the first
city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate
compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, the
city has already reduced a huge amount of garbage from ending up in
landfills, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports.
HUGE: V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kWh (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Posted: 24 Jan 2013 02:04 PM PST
Quite
frankly, if the company’s numbers are correct, this could be the
biggest solar news of the decade, or even a greater timespan. (And CleanTechnica
got the inside scoop — due to our sincere passion for helping the
world, and probably also our status as the top cleantech or clean
33% Of All Global PV Shipments Ended Up In China In The 4th Quarter
Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST
According to new research
from the NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report, the Chinese end-market received
33% of global solar photovoltaic (PV) shipments in the fourth quarter
of 2012.
China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects.
China and Australia top a global list of
planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as "carbon bombs" and
push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a Greenpeace report
warned on Tuesday.
The Guardian
Australian coal mining threatens CO2 target.
The forecast expansion of Australian coal
mining and exports would be the world's second-largest contributor of
new carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels if fully realised,
research by Greenpeace International has found.
Melbourne Age
How high could the tide go?
The question of just how high the oceans
might rise in a warmer world has taken on new urgency in the aftermath
of Hurricane Sandy, which caused coastal flooding that scientists say
was almost certainly worsened by the modest rise of sea level over the
past century.
New York Times
Former
Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missedResponding to Climate
ChangeA former head of the UK's Met Office has dismissed any possibility
of the world limiting global warming to 2°C. Speaking at the GLOBE
International summit ...
Connie Hedegaard: Clean Energy Revolution Is Critical, Do-Able, &
Good For Jobs & The Economy (VIDEOS)
Posted: 20 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST
Connie Hedegaard, the
European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission
since February 2010, gave a great keynote speech at the World Future
Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) a few days ago.
Below are two videos
Mountaintop Removal Mining Proves Hard to StopEP MagazineMountaintop removal
is a form of surface mining used extensively throughout Appalachia that
uses explosives to remove the summits of mountains to expose coal
seams. Excess rock and soil laden with toxic mining byproducts are often
dumped into nearby ...See all stories on this topic »
Is smart grid worth it? How does a $2 trillion efficiency benefit sound?Smart Grid NewsEvenly spread across the various grids?
Or do the improvements help just ERCOT and PJM? $1 Trillion is a lot of
savings, $2 Trillion is enough to buy more than a few StarBuck coffees
-- it would really be interesting to here more and how the estimated ...See all stories on this topic »
Obama advisers call for halt to oil exploration.
The entire future of Shell's drilling plans in
the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama's most
trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration.
The Guardian
Nuclear power: Back on the front burner.
China wants more nuclear plants than anyone
else. Will it build them safely? There are now more nuclear projects
underway in China than in any other country. The sheer number raises
worries about safety.
Economist
Is rebuilding in hurricane zones wise?
Sandy is the future. As carbon dioxide
emissions blast past worst-case scenarios, rising sea levels and storm
surges will reshape every U.S. coastline. But it is only beginning to
dawn on Americans, half of whom live on the coasts, that their future is
a battle against the sea.
The new black.
For years the institutions that focus on
climate policy have played down the role of pollutants such as black
carbon that stay in the atmosphere for a short time, and concentrated on
carbon dioxide, which, once generated, tends to remain there. That may
soon change.
Economist
Health
insurance exchanges will change the way people buy coverage and will
help millions of uninsured people get a private plan. Nearly 49 million
people are uninsured in the United States, but the numbers vary
dramatically by state.
Lord Stern, author of the government-commissioned review on climate change
that became the reference work for politicians and green campaigners,
now says he underestimated the risks, and should have been more "blunt"
about the threat posed to the ...
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is a 700-page report released for the British government on 30 October 2006 by economist Nicholas...
Korean union leader on hunger strike Workers' Liberty The
LabourStart website has launched a campaign to support Kim Jungam, the
president of the Korean Government Employees' Union, who is on hunger strike outside government offices in Seoul. LabourStart write: The President of the Korean Government ... See all stories on this topic »
53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline.
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged
quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on
President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he
promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat
of climate change.
Associated Press
Obama's covert plans for climate.
President Barack Obama got green hearts fluttering when he devoted more time to climate change than any other single issue during his inaugural address.
But don’t expect a climate crusade. It’s more like covert action.
Politico
Quebec says 'no' to tar sands pipelines rabble.ca The
Trailbreaker would have reversed the east-to-west flow of the existing
Line 9 pipeline that links Sarnia, Ontario's chemical valley, and
Montreal in order to transport 240,000 barrels-per-day of Alberta tar sands oil to Montreal. The oil that wasn ... See all stories on this topic »
Whether by river or rail, coal exporters hit local opposition in the Northwest.
Rainier town is one of a score of communities
that lie between the Powder River Basin, home to 40 percent of U.S. coal
reserves, and five proposed export terminals in Oregon and Washington.
Kinder Morgan's Port Westward project would send 12 coal-packed trains
per day through here.
Drought points up critical role of waterways.
If drought does emerge as a more prominent
facet of life on the Mississippi and navigation is impeded, the effect
on national and even global commerce will undoubtedly be felt. If the
river got so low that navigation had to stop, grain exports and the
other commodities could get a lot more expensive very quickly.
Coal's 'lifeline to Asia' emerges as new front in global warming fight.
Five proposed export terminals for U.S. coal
offer a lifeline to an industry being squeezed by low natural gas prices
and tougher environmental rules, a combination that has eaten into
domestic demand.
ClimateWire
China Targeting 10 GW of New Solar Capacity In 2013
Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:12 PM PST
We
are two weeks into the new year and China continues its march towards
clean energy dominance. The Asian giant is aiming to have up to 10
gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity this year.
According to PV Magazine, if successful, will more than double its total capacity currently at 7GW.
Wind farm nimbyism means we just handed 13000 jobs to Ireland
New Statesman - 5 hours ago
Yesterday the UK and Irish governments signed an agreement that could
see British businesses and consumers funding wind farm developments in
Ireland that will export electricity to the UK.
Ireland to build 'giant' wind turbines to power UK homesBBC News
Ireland and UK sign wind farm
Planet Earth
Climate change endangers elephants
Planet Earth - 8 hours ago
Climate change endangers elephants. 25 January 2013, by Harriet Jarlett.
By making new use of historical records, scientists have shown that
climate change could have a greater impact on Myanmar's elephants'
dwindling numbers than previously thought.
YOU ARE NOT BAD PEOPLE! BUT YOU ARE DOING ECOCIDAL THINGS! PULL UP! PULL UP!!! Ahab, never did.
(Is Keystone deadly? YES! Should WE CITIZENS fight it? YES!!! Is it Moby Dick, to Crucify Obama for? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Crucifixion is for millions of we citizens before it is Pr. Obama's turn.)
Chris, watched your show segments. You are the
greatest, man, so only you, and sometimes Rachel, could get me so
depressed: Allowing to stand, un-eviscerated, this insanity that
Keystone is the Litmus for Pr. Obama? Did no one see "Lincoln?" Was
nothing learned from the political necessities shown there - Lincoln,
Stevens??? My God, the "Ahabs" for Keystone/Obama as Moby Dick are
infinitely more dangerous than the more obviously insane on the right!
YOU, Chris, YOU have to be sharp on such things! And hand in hand with
that, Chris, yes, we the cowardly, stand for nothing, do nothing, blame
everyone else left LOVE to harbor the illusion that Dr. King got us
civil rights. BUT YOU KNOW THE HISTORY! He came on pretty much after
it was a done deal - with the sweat, blood, lynchings... by CITIZEN
ACTIVST ARMY. Yet in your segment: 1. No mention, that I caught, of the
most hopeful event in the last 20 year - Organizing for Action - by
Obama - a Citizen Army!!! THAT is what, if fully peopled, THAT is what
can save posterity; 2. You allowed to stand assertion after gutless
assertion that 'it is up to Obama!' WHAT???? For how many months of
success? So, nothing else happens but Obama uses the EPA and Executive
Action, in 2 years we lose the all important House again, cuz we've so
inflamed the Right; in 2016 we lose the Presidency and Senate also, and
whatever Prez O did gets wiped out! Clock runs out, game over! Pr. Obama
can't be the only one thinking more than 2 weeks ahead, Chris! 3.
NOW, after the Inaugural, Pr. Obama is no longer in the cross-hairs of
history; it is We the Citizens Chris. It is WE that will go down in
history as the most reviled in history, unless the few sane with a
pulpet, in ADDITION to Pr. Obama - you, Rachel, Lawrence... SAVE US FROM
OURSELVES, we Leftie-ion's! Get the finger pointing the only, only,
only... place there is a Hope - US, WE THE PEOPLE. Loving
As I've noted for over a year now, in my assessment, the entire deadly sickness gripping near all cultures now, mostly US, almost done in dooming all creation, is the elimination of virtually all meaningful (necessary to the meaningful life of others) work, on Earth.
This is our Religion, eliminating meaningful work (oh, please don't dismiss this notion easily. Think!) under the names of 'convenience,' 'entertainment,' 'fun,' 'leisure,' 'ease....'
Deadly. DEATHLY. ECOCIDAL. INSANE, and the serious writing, theories, research... by Maslow, Csikszentmihaly, Alfred Adler, Viktor Frankl, Erik Erikson, Tolstoy, Jesus... is EXACTLY this.
Meaningful work has been at the heart of Morality, and Moral Teachings since well before Jesus, but "The Daily Bread" that Jesus CENTRALLY taught us to Pray for, is EXACTLY and ENTIRELY "Meaningful Work," and with self-righteous, religious fervor we've been "replacing" it for all sorts of "reasonable" reasons for 1000's of years, but with a now nearly terminal vengeance, in my lifetime.
And until this my most recent decade I was an appostle of this false, Deadly religion of leisure, in the computing automation industry. I didn't know; I couldn't pull it all together, but I have since.
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