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"It would be tragic indeed if the defeat in Massachusetts continues to be grossly overinterpreted by Democrats, causing a fatal loss of nerve when courage and steadfastness are required. After nearly one hundred years of struggle to establish the principle of universal health care, the Democrats have finally reached the one-yard line. Opportunities like these are rare, and if the Democrats - with control of the White House and with substantial majorities in both the House and Senate - cannot get the ball into the end zone, they will justifiably lose the people's confidence in their capacity to govern. Democrats simply must find a way to get this done. Failure to do so will cost them grievously at the polls, but the real casualty will be a growing loss of faith in the very possibility of progressive social change."

Obama gør altså i den grad en forskel bare apropos vores snak. Health care er bare én af de rigtig betydningsfulde sager.

Undersøgelse af hvordan fire store amerikanske tv-stationer har prioriteret klimastoffet.

"Transition Towns (also known as Transition network or Transition Movement) is a movement that was created by Louise Rooney[1] and popularized by Rob Hopkins. It was founded in Kinsale, Ireland and was then spread to Totnes, England by environmentalist Rob Hopkins during 2005 and 2006[2]. The aim of the project is to equip communities for the dual challenges of climate change and peak oil. The movement currently has member communities in a number of countries worldwide."

"We are a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States. Transition Initiatives are part of a vibrant, international grassroots movement that builds community resilience in response to the challenges of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. Together we can make the transition to a more fulfilling, equitable and sustainable world."

Om forandring og handling på det personlige plan.

Lotte Nymark Busch Jensens og Julie Rose Bangs artikel i Politiken om videnskab i klimadiskussionen.

Et citat (af Wadada Leo Smith) om institutionernes nødvendighed - og hvorfor mange vigtige projekter fra tresserne ikke overlevede. Institutioner er den eneste måde at overleve på - den eneste måde at ændre noget på. Vigtigt i forbindelse med både ADT, Gadeuniversitetet og Tankebanken. 

Artikel om, at unges empatiske evner i de sidste 10 år er mindsket, og en række overvejelser omkring det.

Jeg tagger denne med grundlagsdebat fordi den handler om anti-intellektualisme. - En kyndig og læsværdig blog om wikileaks, der bl.a. beretter om myndigheders forsøg på censur overfor wikileaks. (Amy Goldmann fra Democracy Now har også flere citater fra universiteter og myndigheder der forbyder deres ansatte at dele eller søge eller bruge noget som helst fra wikileaks).

"It's the third trajectory, the "450 Scenario," that should raise eyebrows. It assumes that momentum develops for a global drive to keep greenhouse gas emissions below 450 parts per million -- the maximum level at which it might be possible to prevent global average temperatures from rising above 2 degrees Celsius (and so cause catastrophic climate effects). As a result, it foresees a peak in global oil output occurring around 2020 at about 91 million barrels per day, with a decline to 78 million barrels by 2035."

En update på peak oil i lyset af den stigende udnyttelse af ukonventionelle energikilder. Særlig interessant, at IEA nu opererer med et scenarie, hvor man antager, at verdens regeringer faktisk begynder at handle i forhold til at begrænse udledningen af drivhusgasser.