Let's get the conversation started by talking about the news. What are you reading in the popular news media about the environment and how is it influencing how you think and what you do? I seem to be drawn to the articles that talk about what individuals and corporations are doing. It is all important and it is all connected.
It seems to me that newspapers and magazines are devoting more column inches (and ad space) to environmental topics. What do you think? In this week's Newsweek magazine (8/13/07), the cover story is called Global Warming is a Hoax. The article talks about people and organizations that are still skeptical and believe that the science behind climate change is unreliable.
What have you seen in the popular media that got your attention and how did you react? Can we balance science and politics and economics in a global community?
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I am concerned with the politicization of scientific research for the purposes of advancing a particular agenda.
I agree that the level of argument about many issues has been polarized and often hear that this party believes or that party believes something-or-other. Is there hope for any real dialogue at the national, state, or local party level? Do we follow what celebrities do and believe more than what politicians think?
The politicization of anything waters it down and at the same time many are being asked to collaborate with new players. Friedman talks about breaking down the walls between different interest groups, particularly as it relates to supply chain partners. Can this also be applied to collaborators in scientific research? How?
There is an interesting book review in Tuesday's USA Today(9/4/07). The book is The Clean Tech Revolution by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, reviewed by Russ Juskalian. The first sentence caught my eye: "The Clean Tech Revoluation is a bit of an odd duck as far as clean energy books go, but strangely wonderful." Good start. According to Juskalian, this book shows the green movement as economically profitable. He thinks that clean, sustainable energy is "the next big growth and investment opportunity." Apparently the book also includes a "10 to Watch" list, which features companies that are at the forefront of clean technology.
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