It's earthday

One thing I did for Earthday: went to http://www.greendimes.com/ and got myself off any junk mailing lists - for free! And then found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUXEWpZO0E.


The NPR programm I mentioned a couple of days ago? It was 'To the Best of our Knowledge' #917...I did write to Glenn Busby, the host, about it. He answered back immediately, which I thought was really impressive, given the amount of mail they must get, particularly on a topic such as this. His goal, he said, was to get people to do research themselves about Climate Change since, as he said in the programm too, a lot is wrong with the way Al Gore and the IPCC Panel present it. I realized that I had not looked into the 'sceptics' point of view enough - and spent some time on the web, doing just that. It's important. There is a LOT out there in terms of climate science, even a theory that the earth is actually entering another small ice age. So the most accurate thing to say is that a lot is uncertain. What I did realize though from my response to the program and Glenn's response to me (he didn't want children to be 'force-fed' Al Gore's film, he said) is how emotional this issue is and that that isn't going to get us to making the right decisions. And needless to say there is enough to respond to even if things are not going to develop as dramtically as some say. When the stakes are this high, it does not always bring out our most rational and clear thinking part and it is more challenging to try and reach for the highest perspective.
What I do see is a big puzzle of mass-extinctions, obese and asthmatic children, depleting fish stocks, hunger riots and more and more people wanting to do something about it. The most important and challenging thing seems to be not to pull each other down because of this view or that action not being perfect or complete. It's a rollercoaster ride alright!