A fascinating article by George MonBoit in the Guardian caught my eye.
Read article on the Guardian website
As Monboit points out, there is a worrying difference between what is going on in the world today, and what the media is choosing to report. Yesterday, 28th August, saw the biggest recorded melt of ice in the Arctic. Significant? You would think so. But, with a disturbing irony, national English newspapers chose to focus on the debate about where the next runway for Heathrow should be built, not if it should be built at all.
Yesterday also marked the beginning of the Republican tour of Florida, it had been previously delayed because of the unusual force of approaching hurricane Isaac. However, the majority of Republicans still deny global warming exists at all. Judging by recent events, they are not the only people who need to carefully rethink their priorities.
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