She may be presenting herself as a sassy maverick, but Sarah Palin is continuing to show she knows very little about how the world really works. Maybe its got something to do with her advisers. Hence....
Could the financial crisis force earth's citizens to lower their individual carbon footprints? Little taster here. A report on the rise in importance of green collar jobs here.
Change.ie (the well branded and dangerously ineffective government plan on climate change) goes all reality TV ('that is sooo in right now, give the guy who came up with that the rest of the day off') and teams up with the good natured people of the Today FM marketing team to give you (yes, YOU) the chance to win twenty thousand yoyos.
Meanwhile in the real world, 'Climate change threatens to kill off up to a third of the planet's species by the end of the century'.
Another great article on Celsias, this time from author Lester Browne, on the central role of the individual in evolving a way of life that respects the earth. Apparently, its got to do with something called democracy. 'Let your political representatives know that a world spending more than $1 trillion a year for military purposes is simply out of sync with reality when the future of civilization is in question'. 'Saving our civilization is not a spectator sport'. His book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, just went to the top of my must read list.
I'd also put the following two books on your reading list if I were you:
'Green Inc: An Environmental Insider reveals how a good cause has gone bad'. 'There's nothing more delicious than a book that lays bare the rot of a corrupted industry from an insider's perspective.' 'Hot, Flat, and Crowded:Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America' by Thomas Friedman. "A compelling manifesto that deserves a wide reading, especially by members of Congress and candidates for President." (Boston Globe)
I've seen the MARS 'lighter-than-air wind turbine' before, but this presentation seems a lot more... confident. What I like about tools like this is that, if it works, it will allow us to replace existing power sources and infrastructures and generate energy in remote areas outside of any existing infrastructures. Electric Picnic should go nuts for things like this. An article over on Eco-Worldly talks about a not dissimilar project in Brazil to bring solar powered Internet access to remote areas.
'Google outlines plan to cut U.S. reliance on fossil fuels by 2030' read the headline. But its hard to see how the Internet giant can affect any of the changes it outlines. Maybe they should come up with a piece of software that allows individuals and communities to manage the transition away from fossil fuels.
Probably, the most unhelpful attempt to eradicate world poverty and global warming ever. Feels more like a clever teaser to the next Austin Powers movie.
And finally, who would have thought that using more oil would help solve the problem? Stephen Colbert's cutting edge coverage of climate change, global warming and oil addiction continues with this controversial report on the love that exists between oil company entrepreneurs and the air they breath. 'A lot of people talk about loving the earth, but how many of them actually penetrate it?'
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