I seriously wonder if there is anything now that can be done ...

about this.

"In a sane world, progressives would see global warming as their dominant concern.   It eclipses reproductive rights, gender equality, the lot for it determines whether our world will remain capable of sustaining any civilization and not just in Africa or equatorial regions.  Climate change will be the defining factor for the world our children and our grandchildren will inherit.  We are writing their future today and it's being written indelibly."

I lower my head and shake it - I couldn't say it better or more succinctly. Any yet, can't I do more? Why can't I do something about it?

New word of the day - Glocalisation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glocalization

Glocalisation (or glocalization) is a portmanteau word of globalization and localization. By definition, the term “glocal” refers to the individual, group, division, unit, organization, and community which is willing and able to “think globally and act locally.”


It is a term that was invented in order to emphasize that the globalization of a product is more likely to succeed when the product or service is adapted specifically to each locality or culture it is marketed in. The term combines the word globalization with localization. (An earlier term for globalization in terms of product preparedness for international marketing is internationalization.)

And worse it gets.

"Yesterday, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced that the Arctic sea ice cover was at its lowest level since the satellite record began in 1979. Earlier this month Australian scientists found concrete evidence of “very unusual warming” over the last hundred years in Antarctica. And in July, 97 percent of Greenland’s ice sheet melted, an event that received little coverage in the American news media."

Read more here - http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/11708-record-ice-melt-in-arctic-other-alarming-events-have-scientists-gravely-concerned-about-climate-crisis

Gotta love this Republican Party platform ...

... of 1956!

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/08/26/1956-republican-party-platform/

Why we will fail.

http://consortiumnews.com/2012/08/26/more-neglect-for-americas-poor/#comment-113098

That's because for many of us it's a bitter reality, as opposed to politicians where it's nothing more than a convenient issue that can be brought up when needed and ignored when no longer useful.

It's not useful when the people these politicians are trying to reach would rather be entertained with pictures of Chavril.

RIP - Neil Armstrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apollo_astronauts#Apollo_astronauts_who_walked_on_the_Moon

We'll miss you, but we'll never forget you and the Apollo 11 mission. It certainly was a giant leap for mankind.

The lengths the Big 6 will go to; to try and defeat Proposition 37 in California

Monsanto Brainwashing: GMO Myths for Kids

Monsanto and its cohorts among the "Big 6" pesticide and GMO companies -- Monsanto, Dow Chemical, Bayer, Syngenta, Dupont, and BASF -- are fighting a battle with California voters on whether or not GMO foods should be labeled. In the meantime, the trade group CBI, whose membership consists solely of those six corporations, is busily educating children on the supposed benefits of GMOs.

As several outlets have reported, CBI is promoting its dis-informative Biotech Basics Activity Book for kids. The book has cute illustrations and introduces kids to the "neat topic" of biotechnology.
Note that the industry uses the term "biotechnology" exclusively. According to Stacy Malkan, a spokeswoman for the Yes on 37: California Right to Know Campaign, "Polls show that the term 'biotechnology' is viewed much more favorably than 'genetically modified' or 'genetically engineered food.' Yet the term most easily recognized and understood by people is 'genetically engineered food.' So they are obviously trying to change the language for PR purposes, not accuracy or clarity." The choice of terms is a subtle example of the transfer or association technique to project positive qualities of one concept onto another.

On page four, the book asks, "How can biotechnology help the health of the Earth and its people?" It directs kids to "look closer" and use the decoder at the side of the page to figure out three ways that biotechnology helps us. The answers are at the end of the book.
Strangely, some of the hazards associated with GMOs, such as a large increase in pesticide use (383 million more pounds) and possible liver and kidney damage, are not listed.

Source and context - http://truth-out.org/news/item/11111-trade-group-funded-by-monsanto-creates-childrens-book