As part of an NPR prime time commute segment, I was subjected to over a half hour of silliness. From George Stephanopoulous’ move to Good Morning America to a chef’s “must have” perfect cookie maker (apparently it measures the cookie dough for you, so that the little morsels cook evenly).
Meanwhile the real news is also absurd but unfortunately, real. China’s top climate negotiator was denied access into the International Climate Summit; an over-site that China’s deputy head negotiator, Su Wei, calls ‘unacceptable’ and ‘intolerable’. Let’s hope that China’s position to greenhouse gas emissions doesn’t have other nations mumbling the same thing.
The most solution oriented story this week comes from environmental entrepreneur Nicholas Eisenberger who proposed carbon negative options as a conversation starter in Copenhagen. Action; the operative word that takes time to implement is really at the crux our climate issue and discussing, negotiating and ultimately cooperating the actions that slow results to a crawl. Until the constant barrage of ego stroking, posturing and hubris diminishes, than I’m afraid the only solution we will see is acquiring an evenly baked cookie!
Lisa Goddard
