tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post3435074149379918248..comments2024-03-20T01:03:09.526-07:00Comments on phantsythat: climate control Crowsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-36622041677587150422015-04-28T19:35:08.088-07:002015-04-28T19:35:08.088-07:00Thanks so much for your kind words about Crow'...Thanks so much for your kind words about Crow's appearance. It's amazing just how well he manages to always look so well attired and relaxed. It must be the brandy and fruitcake.<br /><br />Yes, I agree that time really is running out and I do hope the talks in Paris this year will produce results. <br />All the bestsusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-19448260535457734472015-04-28T06:19:11.324-07:002015-04-28T06:19:11.324-07:00Hi Susan
Crow looks superb and relaxed as usual a...Hi Susan <br />Crow looks superb and relaxed as usual and no doubt is correct that all these schemes are old hat so to speak. There are so many facets to consider as you have alluded to, such as addressing environmental degradation, the accelerated loss of bio diversity, looming water shortages and pockets of overpopulation which require immediate attention, if we are to safeguard existence for future generations. Best wishes <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-45746902120335034842015-04-27T19:12:02.325-07:002015-04-27T19:12:02.325-07:00I can always trust Crow to get to the essentials :...I can always trust Crow to get to the essentials :)<br /><br />I hope your thumb is better soon - the temper will surely follow.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-27964563853327042462015-04-26T18:48:18.694-07:002015-04-26T18:48:18.694-07:00"Crow blames bad temper and opposable thumbs...."Crow blames bad temper and opposable thumbs. " HOOT!!! He's so right. I'm in a bad temper myself today, after trying to rake the lawn w an injured thumb.... Nap time. Keep the balcony door open for those carrier pigeons. And toss them some birdseed for me :0)gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-88334288742084180192015-04-25T11:54:07.977-07:002015-04-25T11:54:07.977-07:00No, I haven't read it, OB, but I did just read...No, I haven't read it, OB, but I did just read some reviews and it looks good. I have read enough articles about the subject to understand and agree with what she's saying. We may well turn out to be part of the Sixth Extinction, but what's heartbreaking is that we're taking so many with us on the way out.<br /><br />Crow says he'd welcome a glass of Madeira.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-8543237361229996872015-04-25T05:32:22.496-07:002015-04-25T05:32:22.496-07:00Have you read the Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Ko...Have you read the Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert? <br /><br />Everything on this earth is interconnected. Effect one string of this connection and it has a ripple effect on the entire ecosystem. Nature constantly tries to adjust to mankind's follies but we are at that point beyond catastrophic change.<br />Mankind (and religion) believes that when humans no longer exist the earth will have ended; but, in fact the earth will repair itself and we will just be the sixth extinction.<br />Give my best to Crow and tell him if he would like to visit Maine I have a nice bottle of Madeira I will share with him. <br />the Ol'Buzzard <br />Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-3194340601977700142015-04-24T12:16:43.805-07:002015-04-24T12:16:43.805-07:00The subject has a lot of complex parts but the ess...The subject has a lot of complex parts but the essence is fairly simple, Mike, and that's whether we attempt to bandage a wound that's become septic without treating the cause. You're correct that the major cause is atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, but no international agreement to cut emissions has ever been reached. It's still the only good answer, but implementing it seems ever more unlikely. <br /><br />Crow's fanciful device is actually very <a href="http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/35693/1/cloud" rel="nofollow">real</a> - at least as far as planning goes. <br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-63287390259395008622015-04-24T12:16:18.945-07:002015-04-24T12:16:18.945-07:00Hah! That's about the size of it, Tom, but bel...Hah! That's about the size of it, Tom, but believing it or not won't stop it happening. You're right that humanity has been geoengineering the planet since we set the first fire to herd animals or planted the first seeds. Nevertheless, our race was far more limited then in the damage we could cause. <br /><br />As far as sentience goes, I think we have a number of wonderful examples right here on Earth. The thing is that none of them manipulate their environment to the extent we do so they are never counted. Crow blames bad temper and opposable thumbs.<br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-26948262907901899372015-04-24T12:14:32.018-07:002015-04-24T12:14:32.018-07:00I'd be as surprised as you, Marja-Leena, if Ha...I'd be as surprised as you, Marja-Leena, if Harper goes to the Paris Climate Conference. He's far too tied up with the heavy oil industry to ever show concern for the environment. I wonder what planet they plan to inhabit in the future?<br /><br />I really enjoyed hearing about Marilyn Baptiste's successful campaign to save the tribal lake. The world would benefit from having more like her.<br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-22183011216840144602015-04-24T10:10:23.264-07:002015-04-24T10:10:23.264-07:00It's difficult not to read into Crow's wri...It's difficult not to read into Crow's writing that it's simply too complex for us to understand. While it is certainly a more integrated system (ecology) than is often presented, is it not worthwhile to do what we can, like decreasing carbon footprints?<br /><br />I like Crow's rather fanciful device; rather like a cross between star trek and Jules Verne. <br /><br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-82441014729978847602015-04-24T08:37:48.006-07:002015-04-24T08:37:48.006-07:00What can one add to what Crow says? If one doesn&#...What can one add to what Crow says? If one doesn't want to accept climate change, one simply won't. Mankind has always b------d up his environment, including the so-called 'noble savage'. It requires a level of species intelligence that we don't have, nor I would suggest will ever have until it's too late. There used to be a lot spoken in the days of apparent and imminent, nuclear holocaust of humanity going out with a bang. A few people latched onto the idea of humanity going out with a whimper. I wonder if there are any other sentient planets in the universe that managed to grow out of the nursery stage. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-89103554336273964582015-04-23T16:58:40.437-07:002015-04-23T16:58:40.437-07:00It's a crazy and sad world what with the leade...It's a crazy and sad world what with the leader of Canada totally ignoring the environment in the budget just announced. Do you think he'll be in Paris? I think not. He reneged on a past agreement and is unlikely to sign up for a new one. Hope he'll be voted out!<br /><br />Thanks for this video about our amazing heroine here in our backyard! I saw the news about her success so was delighted to see this. So many of our First Nations here in BC are fighting hard to save this beautiful province, as many are aslo doing elsewhere in Canada. <br /><br />Keep up the good fight, Crow!marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.com