For those that doubt climate change, just talk to wincers. They will tell you all about it (of course this says nothing about it being man-made or not, but it seems likely due to its intensity...)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Daniel Riańo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielrr2@gmail.com" target="_blank">danielrr2@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
2012/5/16 Richard Stallman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rms@gnu.org" target="_blank">rms@gnu.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Our planet is heading towards a global heating disaster </blockquote></div><div><br><br>This is most likely true. Problem is, in order to address the issue, we must be ready to examine and eventually adopt the scientifically and economically viable possibilities for developing sources of energy that don't promote the global heating disaster (i.e. mostly CO2 emissions). Or rather, the problem is that the most viable, tested, already working source of energy that don't promote CO2 emissions is anathema, specially in N-unplugging, Pirate-leading Germany. <br>
<br>Sure we have a problem, but to my mind it is more than anything else a problem of prejudices and fear.<br><br>Sooner or later we should be able to come to grips with this issue. But amidst the hellish time we are going through in Europe and elsewhere, I'd rather wait some months to move this issue right frontmost in public pirate discourse.<br>
<br>In the case we don't want to wait to make this PR move, I think I made my mind clear on this issue, and I'll stand to it, until an alternative as well as viable source is tested to work.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>Daniel<br><br>
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<br><br><br> </font></span></div><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">that will make<br>
World War II look small. (Recently I read that 70 million people in<br>
Bangladesh face losing their land to the sea.) If we are to avoid<br>
this, we need strong efforts right away. Meanwhile, greedy bastards<br>
are funding activities such as the Heatland Institute [spelling<br>
intentional] to pretend there is no problem.<br>
<br>
A party that doesn't give high priority to this is not addressing<br>
humanity's needs.<br>
<br>
The German Pirate Party program takes a reasonable position on the<br>
environment in general, but it's section number 13 (not near the<br>
start), and it doesn't mention global heating. ("Global warming"<br>
doesn't express the seriousness of the issue so I recommend "global<br>
heating" instead.)<br>
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I propose that the Pirate Movement take a strong and clear stand:<br>
We must save our planet from being roasted!<br>
<br>
--<br>
Dr Richard Stallman<br>
President, Free Software Foundation<br>
51 Franklin St<br>
Boston MA 02110<br>
USA<br>
<a href="http://www.fsf.org" target="_blank">www.fsf.org</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org" target="_blank">www.gnu.org</a><br>
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.<br>
Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call<br>
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