Green drinks / Le Monde Diplomatique - in Finnish / Flying, lying

I went to a museum, saw art ad nauseam. Joseph Brodsky

Green drinks

The Green drinks movement has started its monthly meetings in Helsinki. They take place on the second Wednesday of each month. The purpose is to discuss ecological issues. This time, Celia Peterson gave a short talk about The Natural Step, a sustainability movement from Sweden. We did not stay long this time, for my natural Finnish shyness took over. But I will certainly participate in later meetings, maybe in February already. See you there, my readers in Helsinki.

Le Monde Diplomatique - in Finnish

The first issue of Le Monde Diplomatique in Finnish is out now. LMD in one of the best newspapers in the world. Publishing it in Finnish is very important. Check it out! You can order it for only 5 euros.

Flying, lying

A couple moths ago, Mr. Blair hailed Mr. Stern's study on global warming and let us believe that the UK would take some action. Yesterday, he said that not flying as much as possible (or to cut down the growth of air traffic) is not possible. It would be too big a personal sacrifice. I wonder who has paid him and how much? Or, are there several Mr. Blair, each of them not know what to others think and speak. If politicians are not bold enough to ask for moderation (or mandate it) with flying, I wonder how can they cope, govern and survive, when climate changes, oil becomes expensive and hard to get, and food security will suffer due to lack of energy, water shortages, salination, and erosion. Who can we all?

Alun perin julkaistu kuukausikoosteessa "Blogs January 2007".