Thursday, February 18, 2010

WHY we don't want to take seriously, or believe, anything one hears or sees on so-called "news/commentary" shows on cable television: It's mostly propaganda.

ANDREW Sullivan provides another example of the pernicious nonsense one can find on a cable channel.

Quoting ...

FROM Tom Friedman's Wednesday column in the New York Times:

Even if climate change proves less catastrophic than some fear, in a world that is forecast to grow from 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion people between now and 2050, more and more of whom will live like Americans, demand for renewable energy and clean water is going to soar. It is obviously going to be the next great global industry.

China, of course, understands that, which is why it is investing heavily in clean-tech, efficiency and high-speed rail. It sees the future trends and is betting on them. Indeed, I suspect China is quietly laughing at us right now. And Iran, Russia, Venezuela and the whole OPEC gang are high-fiving each other. Nothing better serves their interests than to see Americans becoming confused about climate change, and, therefore, less inclined to move toward clean-tech and, therefore, more certain to remain addicted to oil. Yes, sir, it is morning in Saudi Arabia.

Addendum ...

IN the diary at right (Journal 1965: Yokohama to Helsinki) I write about traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Now a Times guy has done the trip from west to east and illustrates his story with some YouTube video.