The most powerful countries rejected the use of UN funds for Haitians that contracted cholera in the epidemic started by the UN soldiers that were sent there after Dubya had President Aristide kidnaped.

I think the UN should look ahead, not back.

Its primary obligation in regard to cholera in Haiti is to pay for the infrastructure that will put an end to cholera there.

3C of global heating will eventually raise the ocean enough to inundate 1/3 of Florida — not to mention many great cities around the world.

The cities include Bangkok, Shanghai and Tokyo.

The precarious employment of most professors makes them afraid to say what they think about any issue.

Ocean acidification can hurt a species' survival in synergy with a predator that isn't harmed by ocean acidification.

Canada's supreme court ruled that a plan to build a ski resort can go ahead even though an indigenous tribe considers the lane sacred.

People are entitled to their beliefs, but people are not entitled to have whatever resources their religion says it requires.

Indigenous peoples have moved around quite a bit, and when they can't use their former sacred place, they designate a new one.

So I think it is valid that an important public interest can override anyone's idea of a sacred spot.

On the other hand, a ski resort is hardly an important public interest.

If nothing more than a ski resort is at stake, why not cater to the tribe's wishes?

I don't think people should have the power to stop other people from using their land, merely by calling it “sacred”.

On the other hand, maybe this land belonged to the indigenous group and Europeans took it away from them.