Comments on: Despairing of Ed Miliband, Becoming a Filmstar, and Other Adventures http://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/06/04/despairing-of-ed-miliband-becoming-a-filmstar-and-other-adventures/ A better future for a troubled world Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Transition Times :: Transition Times » Blog Archive » Heroes and Villains in Copenhagen, and Beyond http://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/06/04/despairing-of-ed-miliband-becoming-a-filmstar-and-other-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-9634 Transition Times :: Transition Times » Blog Archive » Heroes and Villains in Copenhagen, and Beyond Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:36:16 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=785#comment-9634 [...] after. At the earlier meeting he told us to judge him on the results of Copenhagen, and (despite my previous comments, and the fact that the UK is one of the minority of countries who have not endorsed a 350ppm [...] [...] after. At the earlier meeting he told us to judge him on the results of Copenhagen, and (despite my previous comments, and the fact that the UK is one of the minority of countries who have not endorsed a 350ppm [...]

]]> By: Chris Goff http://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/06/04/despairing-of-ed-miliband-becoming-a-filmstar-and-other-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-7737 Chris Goff Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:03:34 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=785#comment-7737 I was horrified to hear Ed Miliband go even farther in a recent Commons debate: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=4951&st=12:13:53 Miliband speaks well about the dangers of climate change, but clearly hasn't grasped the twin issue of peak energy. While excoriating the Tories for opposing renewable energy development, he went on to advocate nuclear power and CCS in relation to coal. Has nobody told him that CCS is a pipe dream? It is impressive that he attended the Transition Conference, but how did he manage to miss the point? I was horrified to hear Ed Miliband go even farther in a recent Commons debate:
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=4951&st=12:13:53

Miliband speaks well about the dangers of climate change, but clearly hasn’t grasped the twin issue of peak energy. While excoriating the Tories for opposing renewable energy development, he went on to advocate nuclear power and CCS in relation to coal. Has nobody told him that CCS is a pipe dream?

It is impressive that he attended the Transition Conference, but how did he manage to miss the point?

]]> By: db http://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/06/04/despairing-of-ed-miliband-becoming-a-filmstar-and-other-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-5667 db Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:57:53 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=785#comment-5667 "there are other avenues in mankind’s future which few even acknowledge possible , and indeed few will do in this life" could you clarify what you mean...just in case i'm missing out on something here...! thanks “there are other avenues in mankind’s future which few even acknowledge possible , and indeed few will do in this life”

could you clarify what you mean…just in case i’m missing out on something here…!

thanks

]]> By: Roger http://www.darkoptimism.org/2009/06/04/despairing-of-ed-miliband-becoming-a-filmstar-and-other-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-4268 Roger Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:06:24 +0000 http://www.darkoptimism.org/?p=785#comment-4268 I think there are problems with becoming a company director, film star, author , falling in love which perhaps Ed will be familiar with... as a politician has the same problems and rarely overcomes them ... I think that he is right that your outlook is not dark enough , there is a population bulge of older people who are simply way beyond willing to change until the system fails and they want it to change faster than it can... But I would say your optimism is not optimistic enough either, there are other avenues in mankind's future which few even acknowledge possible , and indeed few will do in this life. I think there are problems with becoming a company director, film star, author , falling in love which perhaps Ed will be familiar with… as a politician has the same problems and rarely overcomes them …

I think that he is right that your outlook is not dark enough , there is a population bulge of older people who are simply way beyond willing to change until the system fails and they want it to change faster than it can…

But I would say your optimism is not optimistic enough either, there are other avenues in mankind’s future which few even acknowledge possible , and indeed few will do in this life.

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