tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post114169737450849814..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: Weshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1141930140687685232006-03-09T10:49:00.000-08:002006-03-09T10:49:00.000-08:00Actually, I think "global" gives non-greens mental...Actually, I think "global" gives non-greens mental refuge too. "Its not problem because I can't change the world." Or "I didn't cause this world-wide problem, so how can I be expected to fix it?" And of course "Well what are They doing it about it?"<BR/><BR/>Wes:<BR/><BR/>I will suggest that for most people --even those that <I>think</I> they are not susceptible to facile thinking -- labels are everything until it's too late. <BR/><BR/>Consider: A pit-bull behind a short fence is a danger; a Golden Lab is a smart teddy bear. Once its teeth are implanted in ones backside, it doesn't so much matter what kind of dog it is.Roger, Gone Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866426929094511058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1141769059859531942006-03-07T14:04:00.000-08:002006-03-07T14:04:00.000-08:00There should be no reason why this can not be work...There should be no reason why this can not be worked out. The question is how and when. Actually, without a formal meeting, then it had best be done online, or 1 on 1. <BR/><BR/>I would correct one thing. If you believe that the issues of the delta are more talked about up north, you would be right is you only include bureaucrats and academics. It is better to keep the general population in the dark.<BR/><BR/>There are some changes for the better, but there is so little political will demonstrated by politicians that I do get discouraged.<BR/><BR/>The California Water Plan claims to have public input. The plan itself is an introduction plus 5 volumes, one of which is over 14oo pages. No candidate, politician or public stakeholder is going to wade through all of that no matter how much of a policy wonk they are.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1141750446435866712006-03-07T08:54:00.000-08:002006-03-07T08:54:00.000-08:00And here is the rub: This is not about the labels....And here is the rub: This is not about the labels. It is about finding a way to make people see that there really are tipping points that make a didfference. I made fun of the labeling, but think what a sea level rise of 6 meters (20 feet) really means to the Delta? to the Netherlands? to the Maldive Islands? In the old chicken / hog joke about ham and eggs. We need to be the hog, truly committed. The following is from <A HREF="http://www.sierraclub.org/carlpope/2006/03/southern-lights.asp" REL="nofollow"> Carl Pope's blog</A> entry today. <BR/><BR/><EM>"We need to be clear -- unless environmentalists can run, and win, statewide in the South, we can never muster enough influence nationally to shape this country's agenda. We can't continue with a situation where, in spite of very strong local environmental concerns and support, we have one set of election patterns north of the line that stretches from Richmond to El Paso, and a completely different pattern in statewide elections -- federal and state -- below that line."</EM><BR/><BR/>I intend to ask what our Green Party's statewide candidates are going to say, or do, about the environment, especially the Delta.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1141746870354951552006-03-07T07:54:00.000-08:002006-03-07T07:54:00.000-08:00Climate change . . . oh yes that works: Catastroph...Climate change . . . oh yes that works: Catastrophic climate change; unnatural climate change, artificial climate change; disastrous climate change . . .Global Warming is confusing, because "warm" sounds okay.Roger, Gone Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866426929094511058noreply@blogger.com