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Letter to EU Environment Committee | 74 comments (72 topical, 2 editorial, 0 hidden)

Apparently I was holding up the Writeboard hostage. I've beent tinkering here and there. I did wonder what would happen if someone else would swoop in and alter the text. Smart system.

I was going to add the conclusions to the first paragraph of afew's text, so I haven't yet.

Onwards, to the next draft. Getting there.

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 07:16:37 AM EST

Grin (none / 0)

No firewall problems ;-)

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 07:21:41 AM EST
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Re: Grin (none / 0)

OK, so we can't all write at the same time. It figures :-)

I just made some more changes, after Migeru's.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:02:58 AM EST
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Re: Grin (none / 0)

Hmmm...

We have no commercial or financial interest in biofuels, nor any link to a political party or movement.

No link to political movements? How about the netroots?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:06:15 AM EST
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Re: Grin (none / 0)

Seriously?

There's nothing constituted as a movement that we're linked to.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:29:12 AM EST
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Re: Grin (none / 0)

I don't know. I think we're ready to go on this.

Signatures [Name, residence, nationality] to you or to Nomad? [Do you have Nomad's, and how about rg's?]

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:32:59 AM EST
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Perhaps (4.00 / 2)

...we're a movement - but with little impetus yet. But what makes a movement a movement - I wouldn't worry about it. Thoughtful addition, afew. As for the other additions, these little touches suddenly make the letter a lot les clunky.

Are we ready? I'm happy with it.

Our signature: same as the Piebalds letter, I agree with that.

afew, could you do the honours to send it from the ET e-mail address? Would be more official.

Recipients: The chairman of the committee, and ccs to the 2 vice-chairman and Mr. Aylward?

georgs.andrejevs at europarl.europa.eu

johannes.blokland at europarl.europa.eu

liam.aylward at europarl.europa.eu

Can't find the chairman's e-addy right now...

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:41:21 AM EST
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One more (none / 0)

The chair-woman: satu.hassi at europarl.europa.eu

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:51:25 AM EST
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Gotcha (none / 0)

Mr. Florenz himself: kflorenz at europarl.eu.int

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:54:27 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

How about updating the diary with the final text?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:57:21 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

I made one last change.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:58:53 AM EST
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Will do so now (none / 0)

One minute...

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:06:51 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Sorry I was still putting together the other letter for a pdf.

Is this one going as a simple e-mail? A W$ord file attached? If a pdf, I would need Nomad to pdf it and send it to me. Actually, I haven't got access to the ET e-mail, I think Jerome has. So we might do the two letters at once?

Signatures? I don't think we can assume everyone's agreement (of those -- 13 -- who are signing the Open Letter). So there's me, Mig, Nomad, rg -- who else?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:59:53 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

I think plain text is fine, as this has no formatting.

If you must use Word, save as RTF. That is also a good option if you want to preserve, say, the bullet list.

We're 1 to 2 hours after noon. Forget about PDF.

Regards,

Miguel

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:04:56 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Pffft... brain short-circuit, I ended it like an e-mail ;-)

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:05:29 AM EST
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Heh (none / 0)

I was wondering whether you did that with some symbolism in mind... It's hot in London, too?

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:21:29 AM EST
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Re: Heh (none / 0)

Storm beginning to rumble here.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 10:24:11 AM EST
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Re: Heh (none / 0)

It rained in the early morning.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 10:27:34 AM EST
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I'm with Mig (none / 1)

Plain text is fine for now. We can fret about PDF on the other letter.

4 signatures will have to do (thanks rg!). Time is getting thin. Let's get this one send ASAP, and then finish off Piebalds.

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:09:43 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

You can throw me in if you'd like.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:10:38 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Can you use the ET email account?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:19:44 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

There is one?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:22:17 AM EST
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I can see (none / 1)

This is well organised... :p

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:26:35 AM EST
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Re: I can see (4.00 / 3)

Organwhat?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:29:14 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Foot of page right?

Jerome is probably the only man with the key.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:29:25 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Probably Booman as well.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:31:21 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (4.00 / 2)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:38:27 AM EST
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Jerome! Is this the key? (none / 0)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:39:57 AM EST
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Re: Jerome! Is this the key? (none / 0)

(Can afew borrow it or make a copy?)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:41:13 AM EST
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Re: Jerome! Is this the key? (none / 1)

Hey, stop it with the mushrooms.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:42:00 AM EST
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Re: Perhaps (none / 0)

Apart from sigs, do we have the blessing(s) of other ETers for sending these out? I'm thinking in particular of Jerome, Colman, and Fran, who are in their different ways key representatives of the site. (When people come to the site, Fran's breakfast is the first thing they'll see; Jerome's and Colman's frontpage articles come next, so if we send these out in the name of ET it'd be good to get their agreement is how I'm thinking...)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:11:14 AM EST
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You are of course (none / 0)

completely right. But we just received Colman's blessing, and Dear Leader allows free rein behaviour, so we will just hope and pray it may please him...

by Nomad on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:16:52 AM EST
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Re: You are of course (none / 0)

and Fran? Maybe her role is as the world's most excellent freelancer?

(and afew: Point at the mulberry to curse the locust.)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 09:35:02 AM EST
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Re: You are of course (4.00 / 2)

I though "abuse the locust" meant...

Never mind what I thought.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 10:15:23 AM EST
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Re: Grin (none / 0)

I sent afew my name and address this morning.

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Tue Sep 12th, 2006 at 08:41:41 AM EST
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