Glass Wings Blog

The Glass Wings mailing list and blog is for general idle chit-chat about things we find interesting, especially humor, animation or other subjects relevant to the Glass Wings web site.

Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:20:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/labors-climate-policy-is-too-little-too-late-we-must-run-faster-to-win-the-race-132263>

"Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Friday that a
Labor government would adopt a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 was
a big step in the right direction. But a bit of simple maths reveals the

Can there be a Hollywood ending for the 'Brad Pitt of mountain lions'?

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:19:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/22/can-there-be-a-hollywood-ending-for-the-brad-pitt-of-mountain-lions-aoe>

"Penned in by freeways, LA’s big cats face extinction – but a new
wildlife crossing might be the answer"

Open access image libraries – a handy list

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:18:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.apollo-magazine.com/open-access-image-libraries-a-handy-list/>

"Apollo supports open access to images of artworks that are out of
copyright. Below is a list of museums and other archives that provide
unrestricted downloads of high-resolution images."

Jeff Bezos’s $10 Billion Climate Pledge Is Actually Tiny

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:11:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/jeff-bezoss-usd10-billion-climate-pledge-is-actually-tiny.html>

"This is all to say that anyone who expects philanthropy to play the
role of climate white knight or deus ex machina is deeply deluded —
climate change is simply too big for even the most grotesquely

I’ve seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I’ve lost faith

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:09:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ive-seriously-tried-to-believe-capitalism-and-the-planet-can-coexist-but-ive-lost-faith-131288>

"This article is the first in a three-part series on radical ideas to
solve the environmental crisis.

Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:08:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/20/fates-humans-insects-intertwined-scientists-population-collapse>

"The “fates of humans and insects are intertwined”, scientists have
said, with the huge declines reported in some places only the “tip of
the iceberg”.

So the west is winning, is it? Only if you’re a delusional Trump toady, Mr Pompeo

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:18:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/22/the-west-is-not-winning-and-donald-trump-america-first-is-to-blame>

"When was the last time a British prime minister cancelled a White House
summit with a US president? Possibly never. Yet that’s what Boris
Johnson did after a livid, cursing Donald Trump slammed the phone down

Pakito - Living on Video - Piotr Zylbert Extended Remix 2020 - Shuffle Dance Video Music

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:17:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxrFO8mnXM

"Julien Ranouil born 26 January 1981 in Bergerac), known by his stage
name Pakito, is a French electronic dance music artist. His cover of
Trans-X's "Living on Video" reached number one on France's singles

America’s failure in Afghanistan, explained by one village

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:15:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.vox.com/world/2020/2/21/21146936/afghanistan-election-us-taliban-peace-deal-war-progress>

"18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of
Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely."

U.S. blocking G20 mention of climate change in draft communique, diplomats say

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 05:04:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-draft-climate/u-s-blocking-g20-mention-of-climate-change-in-draft-communique-g20-diplomats-say-idUSKCN20G0JU>

"RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States is against mentioning climate
change in the communique of the world’s financial leaders, G20 diplomats
said, after a new draft of the joint statement showed the G20 are