tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post7758750698160686523..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Political Theater or Just Plain Delusion?Michael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-68124847858146407872009-10-25T14:31:45.852-07:002009-10-25T14:31:45.852-07:00> reflect on their probable impact, who they mi...> reflect on their probable impact, who they might reach<br /><br />But what message are they sending, to the people they reach?<br /><br />If their message - explicit or implicit - is "this is where the rest of you should be putting your energies too", it's the wrong one - it sends people off to play in their backyards with an "I did my part" clean conscience, when their township is burning.<br /><br />On the other hand, if they use their time in the spotlight to say what *is* needed, and to say what others can do to be most effective in making it happen - as Greg Craven does, as Elizabeth Kolbert does - then more power to them.Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-55207395976092951132009-10-23T17:49:58.751-07:002009-10-23T17:49:58.751-07:00things:
About everything but the central point, I...things:<br /><br />About everything but the central point, I agree.<br /><br />But Victoria, for instance, is NOT just a stunt-doer, sorry. Kolbert is WRONG this time and going out on a limb to attack people who are trying to do the right thing.<br /><br />It reminds me a bit of the New Atheists who objected to Francis Collins being science advisory head.<br /><br />Kolbert has obviously dug in her heels on this, so I simply support the alleged stunt-Greens as much as I can, and wait for the next story, which I believe will be better.<br /><br />I simply implore people to read Victoria's blog "Green as a Thistle" or her book "Sleeping naked is green" and reflect on their probable impact, who they might reach that would never, ever read an "Only in it for the Gold" or "Climate Cover-up" let alone RealClimate or "Dire Predictions."Marion Delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-25014194083708232532009-10-20T14:54:20.276-07:002009-10-20T14:54:20.276-07:00Kolbert is right. These are the equivalent of a fa...Kolbert is right. These are the equivalent of a fad dieter amongst a township of the malnourished, diabetic, etc. The behavior is less aspirational than it is self-indulgent, if the endgame is to see the betterment of all. <br /><br />Why are we <a href="http://www.eli.org/pdf/Energy_Subsidies_Black_Not_Green.pdf" rel="nofollow">heavily subsidizing</a> a lifestyle that is obviously <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12794" rel="nofollow">unhealthy</a>, then wondering why our communities don't appear to be in very good shape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com