Comments on: We Interview Bill McKibben: Be More Confrontational

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:07:17 +0000

In reply to Tafline Laylin. I think I would either be very calm or very frustrated if I lived in the UAE.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:04:34 +0000

In reply to Kerri Tang. Kerri, Natural gas is a cleaner solution to burning diesel, oil and coal. So when several countries lose their natural gas lifeline, it does matter.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:03:24 +0000

In reply to Kerri Tang.

Kerri,

Read the book American Earth edited by Bill McKibben. You might catch from reading this book, the scope of his knowledge and expertise.
-Karin

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:03:24 +0000

In reply to Kerri Tang.

Kerri,

Read the book American Earth edited by Bill McKibben. You might catch from reading this book, the scope of his knowledge and expertise.
-Karin

By: Kerri Tang

Kerri Tang — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:31:25 +0000

I believe it was the receding glaciers in northern midwest (Michigan in particular) about 10,000 yrs ago, that gave us what we know today as Michigan, Wisconsin and the beautiful Great Lakes. 10,000 yrs! What say you on that? Global warming? Your argument is empty and totally a waste. Most of us have been protecting the environment for decades, w/out the likes of you and your rhetoric,& the only reason all of your “ideas” sound so new & fresh, is because it wasn’t a political campaign issue until 2000. But, many companies have been doing environmental/green programs & recycling for 20-30 yrs. Yes, indeed.
So see, your global warming concerns have already been in place for a long time, and using the energy sources we have in this country will not alter our land or air to a detrimental level. Coal, oil or natural gas companies have plenty of regulations to keep them clean. And, they are using technology never used even 20 yrs ago.

By: Kerri Tang

Kerri Tang — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:21:52 +0000

Natural gas pipelines do not have one darn thing to do w/global warming. It’s groups like yours that keeps this country dependent on energy from countries that are our enemies. What’ wrong w/your thinking, anyhow? The 2 biggest contributors to global warming are these: 1)volcanic/earthquake activity and 2)the oceans & their changes. And no one, no matter what your global warming plan, can ever chg or alter those.

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:11:29 +0000

I once told a group of girls in the UAE that hypothetically, if they stopped buying endangered fish in a nearby supermarket they would make the shop seller stock different species. The teachers present accused me of trying to incite unrest… I think the so-called Arab Spring, whatever that now means, demonstrates that people in the Middle East are willing to stick out their necks for important causes. But how do we get the old fogies to clear their calcified minds?