Hank, I think this is a great idea, but what's the focus? If it's the future we're dealing with, won't it be a policy-based thing? And then there's the question of whether it deals with climate, or the whole package; personally, I'd have thought that such a thing would have to involve the latter option, so bringing in scientists from other disciplines. The other concern would be to avoid the dangers of Utopian romanticism and keep discussions on a tight track, i.e., about real strategies and real policies.
I've had the feeling for a while now that we're at a stage in our social awareness, and possibly our collective political will, where a genuine, once-in-generation opportunity exists to make decisions which will lead to a better world for our descendants. I suspect that such a feeling drives the commitment of many working in the climate and environmental fields, when they have time to remember. Your idea is imprtant enough to take time and thought over. I'd love to know what others think. Regards, On 23 May, 20:28, Hank Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The survivors write the histories. > > I want to recommend starting somewhere a focused discussion that > chooses to be our best attempt at working toward the future that we > hope happens. > > It'd take serious moderation, beyond anything I see done most places. > > I can think of several weblogs that I think of along these lines. > None make everyone happy; some have turned away vehement writers whose > ideas and politics I may agree with, because they lose their tempers > and lose their cutting edge and start bludgeoning. > > So I' know some won't like these examples. Take them as examples, > though, of people focused on the future and not entertaining the > trolls at all. > > http://www.kenmacleod.blogspot.com/ (source of the quote in the > Subject line, if it > fit)http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/ > > Add to those the personal blogs of many of the climate scientists, you > all who are here already. > > This Globalchange group might go the way I'm talking about --- could > well, it's been getting more interesting and less clogged up. > > This is just "may it happen" musing and encouragement for moderation > and a serious urging that here --- or somewhere --- we start to have a > focused, large, growing conversation talking about what _does_ lead to > a future worth living in, for those who will get there. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
