tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post3250267018446930262..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Crustacean EnvyDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-90213759272750579542007-10-12T07:49:00.000+08:002007-10-12T07:49:00.000+08:00Amadeo, and those voices will get much stronger, I...Amadeo, and those voices will get much stronger, I guess, if and when Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-78003973662034540742007-10-11T23:27:00.000+08:002007-10-11T23:27:00.000+08:00Political ideology. That is what is essentially f...Political ideology. That is what is essentially fueling those two critical issues highlighted, global warming and the OFW situation.<BR/><BR/>Philippine media like very much to humiliate the current administration and what better way than to focus on the negative aspects of the exodus. Of which, admittedly there are plenty.<BR/><BR/>Re global warming discussions, what is ironic is that in spite of all evidences to the contrary, the voices of the alarmists are still stronger. Thus, there is a good likelihood Mr. Gore might bag the Nobel Prize for his efforts. Let’s wait and see. The academy is starting to announce publicly its awardees.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-40497326512211819132007-10-11T20:35:00.000+08:002007-10-11T20:35:00.000+08:00viking,Great points there. I guess it boils down t...viking,<BR/>Great points there. I guess it boils down to really accepting global warming as primarily a scientific and technological problem and not as some would want it to be, a political and ideological one, even if concerted international actions will probably be required to solve it. What I've learned from following Lomborg is the necessity of insisting on careful evaluation of the facts, as well as the proposed solutions and their utility.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-62541037750178037432007-10-11T18:50:00.000+08:002007-10-11T18:50:00.000+08:00On Lomborg, Gore, etc.I've been following Lomborg'...On Lomborg, Gore, etc.<BR/>I've been following Lomborg's work for some time, and he does make substantial contributions to the debate on climate change, especially in guiding people through all the hysterics. His most important point is the question of priorities and cost-effectiveness in handling the world's most serious problems. We simply can't pour all resources to address the problem, which may not be as bad as the doomsayers predict.<BR/>On the other hand, the fundamental flaw in his approach is that he looks at it through the prism of do-gooding donors. To the extent that climate change is a problem, it is one of justice. The developed countries most responsible for the accummulation of GHG's have to pay for the damage and the potential damage, not as a matter of charity.<BR/>On Al Gore, Incovenient Truths does contain many untruths. It is good propaganda for the campaigners. But I don't agree with the judicial intervention you feature above. <BR/>Right after the screening of Inconvenient Truths, a hearing in the U.S. Congress led by the environment committee, I think, he was the featured 'witness'. At about the same time on the same day, there was another joint hearing on the same issue, led by trade and industry commitees, but featuring Lomborg. The former had mostly Democrats in attendance, and the latter Republicans. Most of the questions were ideologically loaded. I think people have to dispense with ideological lenses to approach this problem properly<BR/>I do assert that misrepresentations and hysterics do damage the credibility of efforts to solve the problem. This is why I criticized the waste recycling advocacy of the PDI, which you fondly call the Philippine Daily Innuendo, as garbage, because it over-exaggerated' the potential savings or benefits.vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176023725794107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-33870343849419639862007-10-11T09:41:00.000+08:002007-10-11T09:41:00.000+08:00I've linked Makoy to Philippine Commentary blogrol...I've linked Makoy to Philippine Commentary blogroll. I give links to anyone who asks, though there is no guarantee of forever. But there is also no need to reciprocate, unless you want to. Thanks for visiting.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-90741306651122459102007-10-11T09:37:00.000+08:002007-10-11T09:37:00.000+08:00Thanks for visiting my site and leaving a comment....Thanks for visiting my site and leaving a comment. I visited your other sites and I was amazed that you have time to compile them.<BR/><BR/>Care to exchange links?Makoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184116813003921745noreply@blogger.com