Emily Green's got some real good stuff in her post this week.
Take Copenhagen - please! She's got some different perspectives on the Copenhagen Conference.
First, this:
China played an important constructive role in promoting the attained achievements at the conference and demonstrated the greatest sincerity and the greatest efforts. — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Okay. Now:
Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen. — Mark Lynas
Duhhh....Lastly, the one with the wonderful Latin quote:
Two weeks ago thousands descended on Copenhagen to save the world. The result is 12 paragraphs of good intentions … The Romans had a phrase for it: Parturient montes nascetur ridiculus mus ("The mountains have been in labor, and a little mouse has been born.") -- Philip Lloyd
What's that Meat Loaf song - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad (I still get chills whenever I hear that - but that's fodder for another blog). Too bad the outcome wasn't more like Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
And she has more goodies: Westlands Water District, almonds, LADWP, Denver (the city, that is), 60 Minutes, Asian carp, Ft. Wayne, Lloyd G. Carter, and more.
Give it a read.
“I expect that these waters in the mountains, instead of being a menace to the people upon the plains, will be their source of strength and their source of wealth.” -- William Jennings Bryan, in Colorado (1910), from Emily's post
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