<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">I ran across it a couple of days ago. I thought it was pretty funny, in the tradition of slasher films where no one takes the violence seriously, but appreciates the irony.<br><div> </div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Paul Rumelhart <godshatter@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Ted Moffett <starbliss@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Vision2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, October 3, 2010 5:29:37
PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] "Age of Stupid" Director a Woman, Not a "Guy" Re: 10:10 "no pressure" video<br></font><br>
<br>I got the gender of the director of "the Age of Stupid" wrong. My <br>apologies.<br><br>If any one out there is brave enough to watch this video that is <br>intended for mass consumption by the public at large, please do so and <br>let me know what you think. If you can spare some time from your <br>researches on climate change, of course.<br><br>Paul<br><br>Ted Moffett wrote:<br>> The director of "the Age of Stupid" is not a guy, given a meaning of <br>> this word to be "a male." When this film came out last year, I <br>> repeatedly posted information to Vision2020 about it, specifically <br>> referring to the director, Franny Armstrong, who also directed such <br>> noteworthy films as "McLibel" and "Drowned Out." <br>> <br>> Read about Ms. Armstrong and her film making efforts at website below<br>> <br><span>> <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.spannerfilms.net/people/franny_armstrong">http://www.spannerfilms.net/people/franny_armstrong</a></span><br>> ---------------------- <br>> Some people toss the word "guy" around in a gender neutral way, as in <br>> "you guys" referring to a group of men and/or women. But when <br>> specifically referring to the director of a film, to call them a "guy" <br>> I think in most people's minds indicates they are a male.<br>> <br>> I did not watch the video you posted a link to, given I have far more <br>> professional and in depth sources to spend my limited time studying, <br>> regarding what is required to address lowering CO2 emissions. <br>> However, I did a quick search on the 10:10 campaign and found a <br>> different video on YouTube regarding "The Guardian's 10:10 climate <br>> change campaign," which I did not watch either, but I suspect refers <br>> to the major United Kingdom
newspaper "The Guardian."<br>> <br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314UCvMmgrU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314UCvMmgrU</a></span><br>> ---------------<br>> <br>> For anyone serious about considering plans to lower CO2 emissions to <br>> address anthropogenic climate warming, I recommend study of the <br>> following plan from the Earth Policy Institute for lowering global <br>> emissions 80 percent by 2020, or read NASA climate scientist James <br>> Hansen's book, 'Storms of My Grandchildren." There are numerous <br>> professional and in depth sources addressing this problem, but these <br>> two sources are certainly worth consideration.<br>> <br>> The Earth Policy Institute has discussed "tax shifting" to encourage <br>> less reliance on fossil fuels, and James Hansen has advocated a "fee <br>> and dividend" plan. Peculiarly, these alternative
plans to "cap <br>> and trade" are rarely discussed in mainstream media, as far as I have <br>> noted. James Hansen has specifically stated that "cap and trade" is a <br>> flawed approach.<br>> <br>> I have posted information on the Earth Policy Institute plan and James <br>> Hansen's plans repeatedly, yet I do not recall anyone on this list <br>> ever responding "onlist" specifically to these sources:<br>> <br>> Information on Earth Policy Institute's "80 by 2020" plan:<br>> <br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.earth-policy.org/datacenter/pdf/80by2020doc.pdf">http://www.earth-policy.org/datacenter/pdf/80by2020doc.pdf</a></span><br>> <br>> James Hansen on "fee and dividend" plan as discussed in a New York <br>> Times article "Cap and Fade." The article title makes it rather clear <br>> that Hansen does not promote "cap and trade:"<br>> <br><span>> <a
target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/opinion/07hansen.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/opinion/07hansen.html</a></span><br>> ------------------------------------------<br>> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett<br>> <br>> On 9/30/10, *Paul Rumelhart* <<a ymailto="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a> <br>> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> I just stumbled upon this (may contain disturbing images):<br>><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UHN3zHoYA0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UHN3zHoYA0</a></span><br>><br>> It's a video about the "10:10 campaign" that encourages people to cut<br>> their carbon footprints by 10%, with a rather remarkable<br>>
punishment for<br>> those who aren't willing to do so.<br>><br>> This isn't a small-time production, either. It's directed by the guy<br>> who directed The Age of Stupid, it's written by the screenwriters that<br>> wrote "Four Weddings", it has a soundtrack provided by Radiohead,<br>> and it<br>> has a cameo by Gillian Anderson of X Files fame.<br>><br>> While I'm not blind to the humor involved, is this really the<br>> message we<br>> want to get across? Play ball or die? I mean, I'm willing to<br>> conserve<br>> energy and reduce gasoline usage without death threats. I just don't<br>> think that "climate change" is necessarily the Armageddon it's<br>> made out<br>> to be, and this
makes me wonder about the people pushing that<br>> particular<br>> agenda.<br>><br>> Anyway, take a look and let us know what you think.<br>><br>> Paul<br>><br>> P. S. I'm *really* hoping that Ted didn't get issued one of those red<br>> buttons...<br>><br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br><span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a> </span><br> mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com"
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