[Coral-List] Approaching game over

Ulf Erlingsson ceo at lindorm.com
Fri Mar 23 11:14:18 EDT 2012


I agree, and the only thing perhaps worth adding is that the reason for why the U.S. is so unable to think in those terms can be traced back to McCarthyism. Everything that in any way shape or form can be tainted as "socialism" is taboo in USA.

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Ulf Erlingsson
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"If you only knew, my son, with how little wisdom the world is run." Axel Oxenstierna, 1648


On 2012-03-23, at 01:34, RainbowWarriorsInternational wrote:

> As a foreigner I can weigh in on the problem with the United States on this issue. Both US environmentalists and scientists dominate the global discussions in their respective fields. Unfortunately both groups are hopelessly outdated in their paradigms.
> 
> The main problem is that their whole approach towards sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and environmental protection is dictated by economic models based on competition, supply and demand.
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> If instead a conflict model is used, and the focus is on conflict resolution, mitigation. mediation and prevention, we can actually factor in conflicting points of view, conflicts over use of diminishing resources etc.
> 
> The upcoming Rio+20 conference which focuses on the "green economy" will render obsolete whatever scientists and environmentalists are still left in the US camp to fight the good fight.
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> The Green Economy is a conflict based model for economy where resources are optimized under the guise of "green".
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> And in this so-called "win-win" scenario of the Green Economy the only winners to walk away with the public relations prize are the energy industry and petroleum companies.
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> And in all of this the press-oh the press-keeps the public disinformation campaign well oiled in favor of big business and political domestic agendas in this presidential election year.
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> If only the myopia would dissipate among US scientists and environmentalist and they truly take to heart "think globally, act locally" and for once just this year network out with the rest of the global community in their respective fields they could actually win some domestic public relation and other battles.
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> Outfits like the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, NRDC, Nature Conservancy and some fifty other large organizations suffer from being stuck in old models, which are perpetuated by the grant organizations from which they draw a lot of money.
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> The Union of Concerned Scientists cannot be blamed.
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> Redefine the models, to redefine the problems and solutions and network out with global peers.
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> In more than one way the US is still a superpower, and the moral resolve of US citizens to rally behind a cause is still unmatched.
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> Fortunately the US is also showing sparks of hope and chance, and you should look to Avaaz as a model for change.
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> www.avaaz.org deals with all sorts of issues domestic and foreign, maybe a new platform modeled after avaaz.org is in order to combine the forces of scientists and environmentalists to fight the good fight in marine ecology and marine conservation.
> 
> Global coalitions are the only way to go in this brave new world.
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