A Project for a New Global Future

News is coming out of the UK and Norway of a new drug resistant super-H1N1

Two are dead from the strain in Norway and the one in Wales is completely resistant to Tamiflu. Could this be the mutation we have all been waiting for to give this pandemic the kick start that is so badly needed?

So far there are just over 6000 confirmed deaths from H1N1 worldwide. The actual number is certainly much higher as not everyone who gets sick and dies is tested for H1N1, however so far we have not seen the event we have been waiting for. Let’s hope these new mutations show some promise.

In other news, the H1N1 vaccine is still in short supply, so an un-vaccinated population still offers a glimmer of hope.

Andrew Revkin recently discussed a “thought experiment” on his blog at the New York Times where he discussed the idea of getting carbon credits for not having children, since it was discovered that spending money on family planning is about the best way to stop carbon emissions.  It is a simple idea really, one that is not new to us here at NGF, but apparently it drew the ire of Rush Limbaugh who said that Mr. Revkin should go kill himself to help the planet.  The ironic thing is that in trying to offend Andrew, Rush actually supported his idea.  Be it not having a child, or just killing yourself, or even someone else.. the end result is that you make the world a little bit better.

I am not really a fan of Mr. Revkin or Mr. Limbaugh, but I am happy to see that little by little people in the mainstream are catching on to the idea that not having all sorts of children is a good thing, that there are many good reasons to reduce the population instead of constantly trying to grow it.

Here’s to hoping the idea continues to gain ground.