My diary wasn't a lecture. It was meant as information for the readers of this blog and those at DailyKos. Isn't it shocking to find out that Russia wastes as much energy as it exports? The Russians should be encouraged to change, at times perhaps pressured, which in the right circumstances they do respond to. Am I lecturing when I write diaries about the corruption and stupidities of the Bush administration? Would you be more upset if it were Germany or Portugal or Spain that was wasting energy on such a massive scale?
This isn't about politics, it's about saving the planet, and everyone, the Russians included is going to have to do their part. "My True Religion Is Kindness" -- The Dalai Lama
We'll also need to develop low cost, energy efficient technologies to transfer to the Third World. I see confronting global warming as an opportunity to correct many of the mistakes of the past and to rebuild the world in a more sustainable, kinder, and more just way. From my perspective it's not just a question of finding an alternative power source and then continue doing the same stupid things we've been doing. We need to reorganize our priorities and our societies. There are other crises out there, fresh water and population being chief among them, that will still be there if we treat global warming simply as a question of energy independence. "My True Religion Is Kindness" -- The Dalai Lama
Q. I wonder innocently, does lecturing the Westerners produce any results? "Only puny secrets need protection. Big discoveries are protected by public incredulity." MMcL
Just get over it. "My True Religion Is Kindness" -- The Dalai Lama
