Austinite Jake Stewart got his laptop stolen, but he and UT student Rachel Aitkens are still posting to their Austin-to-Copenhagen blog by iPhone. Excerpts below.

Sunday, Dec. 13: “It’s frustrating and embarrassing to see much of the [international] media here covering serious policy, global action and climate impact in educated detail, while the American Media provides 24 hour coverage of the Tiger Woods scandal and ginning false climate controversy.

The fossil fuel PR firms must be thrilled at the success they are having in
deploying corporate media distraction ‘news.’ Over 100,000 people from around the world converged in a peaceful climate solidarity march
yesterday and barely a footnote in the news … instead the headline
is a story about a few hooligans that got arrested.

The march was great and full of youthful energy for climate action … Desmond Tutu led the final mile.”

With hope, Jake Stewart

This article appears in December 11 • 2009.

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