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On the Climate side, a lot of attention with celebrity and media support of the UN Climate Change summit
It's good to see such high profile support from the White House, as in this video from John Holdren, the science advisor to the President. The National Climate Assessment Explained in Less than 3 Minutes - YouTube. Of course, there's plenty of political resistance pointed out by Jon Stewart and others, watching Holdren have to “[push] a million pounds of idiot up a mountain.” Watch Obama's Top Science Advisor Repeatedly Shut Down Climate Deniers At House Climate Hearing | ThinkProgress:
The UN themselves sent out a positive message. UN Climate Summit - UN Climate Summit 2014: "Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having very real consequences on people’s lives. Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow...But there is a growing recognition that affordable, scalable solutions are available now that will enable us all to leapfrog to cleaner, more resilient economies. There is a sense that change is in the air."
I am not sure I would feel that way about our world leaders, considering the entrenched interests that will continue to support power blocks in every government and ruling class.
However, people themselves have unprecedented ability to share their concerns and reactions to ongoing non-sustainability and to back sustainably focused technology and products. Those who believe we must act should perhaps ensure that there are clearer alternatives for individuals to choose in their daily lives, and share that choice with others to encourage further participation.
On the Football side, domestic violence seems to have now asserted itself as another deep secret to expose. Is this another blow to the NFL, on top of the ongoing concussion saga, and can it cause a change in behavior from its members?
A good article in Sports Illustrated had a good overview with a few powerfully insightful points on the reality of Americans' love for the game, and hence the clear money interest it drives. After horrible week off field, NFL marches on more popular than ever | SI.com: “There’s nothing like the NFL,” CBS president Les Moonves told The New York Times last February upon announcing this year’s one-season deal. “You want as much as you can get.”
In the short term, it looks unlikely that there will be any noticeable impact, as fivethirtyeight analyzes. Have Ray Rice And Roger Goodell Hurt NFL Ratings? | FiveThirtyEight: "Among all women age 18 and older, ratings were up 2 percent. That’s a slowdown from the increase of 9 percent last year but isn’t consistent with less interest in the league among women."
Should Roger Goodell keep job as NFL commissioner in wake of Ray Rice, Greg Hardy scandals? - NFL - SI.com: "According to a poll conducted last week for Sports Illustrated by Marketing & Research Resources, the events of recent weeks have left a bad taste in the mouths of NFL fans although the appetite for the game has not diminished."
Change will more likely come as the fans change their own behavior, if at all, demonstrated in families' commitment to their kids playing football, and their taxes and school fees supporting football.
On the Climate side, a lot of attention with celebrity and media support of the UN Climate Change summit
It's good to see such high profile support from the White House, as in this video from John Holdren, the science advisor to the President. The National Climate Assessment Explained in Less than 3 Minutes - YouTube. Of course, there's plenty of political resistance pointed out by Jon Stewart and others, watching Holdren have to “[push] a million pounds of idiot up a mountain.” Watch Obama's Top Science Advisor Repeatedly Shut Down Climate Deniers At House Climate Hearing | ThinkProgress:
The UN themselves sent out a positive message. UN Climate Summit - UN Climate Summit 2014: "Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having very real consequences on people’s lives. Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow...But there is a growing recognition that affordable, scalable solutions are available now that will enable us all to leapfrog to cleaner, more resilient economies. There is a sense that change is in the air."
I am not sure I would feel that way about our world leaders, considering the entrenched interests that will continue to support power blocks in every government and ruling class.
However, people themselves have unprecedented ability to share their concerns and reactions to ongoing non-sustainability and to back sustainably focused technology and products. Those who believe we must act should perhaps ensure that there are clearer alternatives for individuals to choose in their daily lives, and share that choice with others to encourage further participation.
On the Football side, domestic violence seems to have now asserted itself as another deep secret to expose. Is this another blow to the NFL, on top of the ongoing concussion saga, and can it cause a change in behavior from its members?
A good article in Sports Illustrated had a good overview with a few powerfully insightful points on the reality of Americans' love for the game, and hence the clear money interest it drives. After horrible week off field, NFL marches on more popular than ever | SI.com: “There’s nothing like the NFL,” CBS president Les Moonves told The New York Times last February upon announcing this year’s one-season deal. “You want as much as you can get.”
In the short term, it looks unlikely that there will be any noticeable impact, as fivethirtyeight analyzes. Have Ray Rice And Roger Goodell Hurt NFL Ratings? | FiveThirtyEight: "Among all women age 18 and older, ratings were up 2 percent. That’s a slowdown from the increase of 9 percent last year but isn’t consistent with less interest in the league among women."
Should Roger Goodell keep job as NFL commissioner in wake of Ray Rice, Greg Hardy scandals? - NFL - SI.com: "According to a poll conducted last week for Sports Illustrated by Marketing & Research Resources, the events of recent weeks have left a bad taste in the mouths of NFL fans although the appetite for the game has not diminished."
Change will more likely come as the fans change their own behavior, if at all, demonstrated in families' commitment to their kids playing football, and their taxes and school fees supporting football.
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