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date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:45:54 -0600
from: Michael Schlesinger <schlesin@atmos.uiuc.edu>
subject: Re: a query to all...
to: Andy Revkin <anrevk@nytimes.com>

   Andy:

   You sent me your song in August 2005, a month I shall never forget.

   The 5-4 'hanging-chad' decision is a real-world example of a bifurcation point from which
   there can be no going back, this as witness by 3000 young American men and women lying in
   their graves, with more to come.

   What the United States needs to confront the challenges of human-induced climate change is
   LEADERSHIP from its CEO.

   Alas, we shall have to await 20 January 2009, at the earliest, for such Leadership.

   Michael

     a very very very poignant and true point, michael.
     i have a song called "a very fine line" that explores all those facets of life like
     that.
     At 01:58 PM 1/5/2007, Michael Schlesinger wrote:

     Andy:
     Despite the large climatic diversity of the United States, which ranges from arctic
     Alaska to tropical Hawaii, had the 5-to-4 'hanging-chad' decision of the U.S. Supreme
     Court swung the other way, the U.S. would have confronted the challenges of
     human-induced climate change these past 6 years, rather than deny and avoid them.
     And, we would not now be mired in Iraq.
     Michael

     this'll be refreshing after our recent back-and-forths.
     a quick question.
     given that climate, for most folks, remains local... doing  a short piece for weekend
     assessing thesis that it's harder to build momentum for climate action in USA because
     we're so darned large and climatically variegated (epic snow in rockies, balmy in
     northeastern states, etc) compared to, say, Europe (which tends to experience a 'common'
     climate, to some extent...)...
     anyone thought about that much before?
     happy to hear your thoughts (but promptly!)
     ANDREW C. REVKIN
     The New York Times / Environment
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     ANDREW C. REVKIN
     The New York Times / Environment
     229 West 43d St., NY NY 10036
     phone: 212-556-7326  /  e-mail: revkin@nytimes.com  / fax: 509-357-0965
     Arctic book: The North Pole Was Here:  www.nytimes.com/learning/globalwarming
     Amazon book: The Burning Season  www.islandpress.org/burning
     Acoustic-roots band:  www.myspace.com/unclewade
