Archive for October, 2005
Nuclear power’s bogus economics
In regard of recent support of the idea of nuclear power being a great idea because it cuts greenhouse emissions, it isn’t. It isn’t because the down-side of the one in a million chance of an accident is a million times worse than we can cope with. It isn’t because there’s not a good solution [...]
Dark clouds gather over Darfur
Following wotw’s recent roundup of the unfolding tragedy in Sudan, here are some current developments, for the worse, unfortunately: IRIN quotes Kofi Annan on the dangerous instability in Darfur: “The frequency and intensity of the violence committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Popular Defence Forces, government-aligned tribal militia and the armed movements – [...]
Labels, names, and flags
Naming something is inherently disadvantageous to understanding it. Any label, any flag, any uniform, any acceptance of a signifier stands between the thing itself and the comprehension of its reality. Without names the world is not filtered; some scary and intense things can get through to the senses and the heart, and therefore people cling [...]
