tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post9070531079605609855..comments2024-01-16T13:06:15.270-06:00Comments on Climate Change: The Next Generation: Paul Krugman: China's Empire of CarbonTenney Naumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-85409934243392232712009-05-17T06:50:00.000-05:002009-05-17T06:50:00.000-05:00We all need to "get it," and soon, like yesterday....We all need to "get it," and soon, like yesterday.<br /><br />My daughter was right in that inland hurricane on May 8th in Carbondale, Illinois.<br /><br />This is not the first time inland hurricanes have tried to form over the Midwest recently.<br /><br />I saw them trying to form up on doppler radar images last year, and I wondered what the hell they were.<br /><br />Look what the expansion of the Hadley cells has done here south of the equator. Brazil has 400,000 homeless due to the floods in the north and northeast. There is no sign that the rains will stop any time soon. (We are in the so-called "dry season" right now.)<br /><br />I am going to post that article from the NYT about the increase in frequency of the dust storms in the U.S. West that has caused the snow pack in the mountains to melt now instead over over the spring and summer, meaning no water later this year for many farmers.<br /><br />It is all part and parcel of the same thing. You can't mess with Mother Nature.Tenneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-13885289261351299382009-05-17T00:16:00.000-05:002009-05-17T00:16:00.000-05:00The 'Chinese' position is just as complex and bogg...The 'Chinese' position is just as complex and bogged down in contradiction as most major nations. They bailed out on 95% of all GHG pollution to date: it's the responsibility of The West. They're not sacrificing growth or prosperity by slowing the installation of coal-fired plants. They're not eating the planet any more or less effectively than the USA or the EU. China needs to 'get it' asap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599242886939681746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-85399439371423254562009-05-15T13:53:00.000-05:002009-05-15T13:53:00.000-05:00The Chinese (whatever that means) are incredibly a...The Chinese (whatever that means) are incredibly astute.<br /><br />They have been down here in Brazil for more than 5 years buying up rare earth mines, farmland, and have driven the gem market bonkers.<br /><br />They also lease huge tracts of farmland and send all the produce to China.<br /><br />They have "loaned" the national oil company, Petrobras, billions of dollars (to be paid back in oil of course).<br /><br />They have "loaned" billions of dollars to Argentina, to be paid back in agricultural products.<br /><br />We already know that they are doing the same thing in Africa.<br /><br />They are eating the planet up.<br /><br />In the meantime, they have invaded the computer systems that control the infrastructure of the U.S.'s electrical grid.<br /><br />Click on the label "China" on the left of my blog to read about these things.<br /><br />In 2006, I was personally asked to find mines in this area (this area is very rich in strategic minerals) to sell to the China (whoever they are). I refused.Tenneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-49404078287798319902009-05-15T13:47:00.000-05:002009-05-15T13:47:00.000-05:00Krugman can be a real tool at times. He's been a r...Krugman can be a real tool at times. He's been a real lapdog on the economic issues at times, and seems to be here, too.<br /><br />After all, who is he talking about when he says "the Chinese?" I've read a number of articles on how seriously the Chinese academia and government take ACC, so who is he referring to and what was the context? He states somewhat separately the "policy makers," which reinforces the idea he's referring to random Chinese businessmen or people as if they are also the government. A bit of demonizing, perhaps?<br /><br />I suspect the Chinese gov't has a long-term plan that is far more comprehensive than the US's (especially since we don't have one.)<br /><br />Cheersccpohttp://aperfectstormcometh.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com