What climate change? and Great Transition

Bill McKibben and many others noted that at last night's Democratic debate, just days after an historic climate agreement was produced, there were no questions about climate change. If you would like to express an opinion, please feel free to contact ABC "News," the host of the debate. (Note that ABC's parent company is Disney. Maybe there's no problem with climate change in their alternate reality). This very interesting study from the science information site Phys.org concludes that media coverage of climate change is influenced by management's political leanings. This study, from FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), breaks down what kinds of questions are asked of whom during presidential candidate debates. 

How the media - national and local - covers climate change issues is important. Maybe we should have a media watchdog group that keeps track of local coverage. (My pet peeve - Rotary Lights is pumping at least 10 tons of carbon into the air every year with their three million lights, but no one in the media is pointing this out.)                                                                          

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Irv recommends reading Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of Times Ahead, from the Global Scenario Group. (You can find a link to the large .pdf at their site or get an overview of their scenarios here). From their site:

The Global Scenario Group was founded in 1995 as an independent, international and interdisciplinary body to examine world prospects and ways of fostering a more sustainable and equitable future. 

                                                                                                       - Cathy