Hi Folks, Holly, I read your media assessment paper and found it a pleasure to see such thought put into the subject. The concept of GE is in need of this type of insight now and for sometime to come. Your paper can be viewed as a good indicator as to how well the message is being reieved. I think GE is failing on the PR subject. Yet, that is understandable as it has need championed by fewer people than I had at my last BBQ..I believe the bildungsroman of GE can be as positive as you point out and I also believe the final chapter of the book will be a tribute to humanities ability to survive their own follies.
I would also like to comment on your statement; *"**I see our root problems as poor land use, socio-economic systems that depend on fossil-fuel combustion, and uneven development. So strategies should be assessed on their ability to contribute to solving these, and downgraded if they can't." *. Holly, that is social engineering....not GE! I think that type of all-inclusive thought path is one of the major issues of contention in this first chapter of the GE story. Societal issues are a necessary part of the GE equation as any rational person interested in this field wants to do the greatest good for the greatest number. However, the original core of the GE concept is not so broad that "uneven development" even shows up on the radar. The original GE concept is an emergency procedure...a last ditch hope for humanity. That is a highly worthy cause on its own. How can any GE concept address the social issues you are attaching to the evaluation criteria? I was glad to see you pointed out that ETC et al. can not represent civil society as there is little knowledge to make informed comments or evaluations. That assumption of leading status by ETC is what I found as being truly objectionable. I do hope you find the time to re-evaluate the media trends over the years so history can have a clear view of the how this story plays out in the media. Thanks for your work. Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoengineering/-/wUJzn7RMwZIJ. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
