Value

The word VALUE is very interesting. Think about it. Is it not the essence of everything? It has many flavours. Financial. Artistic. Aesthetic. Social. Spiritual.

It can be destroyed - degraded - augmented - preserved - incremented.

Our attitude and behaviour in relation to it determines the human condition.

The cumulative effects of human behaviour on everything is yet another aspect of globalization. Think about that too.

The Norwegian Climate Scene

Apologies to anyone unable to decipher the Norwegian code, but the attached link is a very useful summary of the debate and activities on the Norwegian front:

http://www.rorg.no/Artikler/2126.html

Honest Journalism

«There is no such thing as a free press, you know it and I know it. There is not one of you who would dare to write his honest opinion. The business of a journalist is to destroy truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, fall at the feet of mammon, and sell himself for his daily bread. We are tools, vessels of rich men behind the scenes, we are jumping jacks. They pull the strings – we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, and our lives are the properties of these men. We are intellectual prostitutes.»

John Swainton, New York Times Editor in his farewell speech to the staff.

The Elephant in the Room

This evening saw the first public meeting arranged by the Norwegian Climate Network. It will gather good people and organizations in a common effort to inform, inspire and equip all concerned to do whatever it takes to reduce emissions in Norway. Norway is spending big money to mitigate elsewhere. That is fine, but we must also reduce our own climate gas emissions.

Our politicians, referred to as Red-Green Coalition, are neither red nor green. They have the same colour as crude oil. Our Prime Minister is more frightened of the political fall-out from doing what the situation requires and inspired by the critical necessity of doing it. The situation requires leadership. We have not got it. The Norwegian Climate Network will hopefully help to galvanize people into inspiring each other and our leaders to do the right thing.