Al Gore’s speech is both a sober warning and an inspiring call to action. I hope people pay attention to his message.
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Climate Scientists are Scared
Monday, December 10, 2007
This Salon article is pretty scary. From the article: How dire is the climate situation? Consider what Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations’ prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said last month: “If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we do in the next two to three years will [...]
Back From Vacation, Still Rambling On
Sunday, June 24, 2007
As is probably apparent to the three or so of you who might read this blog, I was on vacation this last week. The entries tagged Roadtrip 2007 are from the trip. I have more pictures yet to be posted to my Flickr account. But, you can currently find them on my friend Mike’s Flickr [...]
Lessig Moves On
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Lawrence Lessig is moving on from the free culture fight into the broader battle against the “corruption” of government. I think this is a good move. If he can be even half as successful in this new pursuit as he was in changing peoples’ views of copyright law, then maybe we have a chance of [...]
Al Gore, Defender of Reason
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
As I mentioned before, I have been reading Al Gore’s new book, Assault on Reason, and I am really enjoying it. Gore is erudite and makes his points, not with hallow rhetoric, but with reasoned analysis, supported by evidence gathered from diverse fields of study including neuroscience and psychology. He frames the discussion using abundant [...]