The IPCC's stern warnings about the pressing danger of global heating are an understatement.

How to ramp up the sense of danger? For one thing, stop using the bland term "climate change" that was imposed by Dubya's global heating denialists and start talking about "global heating".

Meanwhile, efforts to direct politicians' attention towards the necessary action face censorship.

Under great pressure, Abbott agreed that the G20 meeting statement can include a token paragraph about global heating.

As long as he prevents any substantive action to reduce use of fossil fuels, he considers it a victory.

Australia has replaced "polluter pays" with paying some companies to (perhaps) pollute less.

The crucial difference is that the new policy will do nothing to impede the extraction and combustion of coal.

A Canadian court fined Google for publishing a photo of a woman sitting on the steps of her house. People could tell who she was even though Google blurred out her face.

This decision is fundamentally wrong and dangerous, because the right to take a photo outdoors and publish it must be respected.

The plaintiff received nasty criticisms because the photo showed her wearing revealing clothing. However, Google was not to blame for this. She wasn't to blame either, since there is nothing wrong about wearing revealing clothing. The blame falls on the people who attacked her.

Is Ireland the new Detroit? Citizens say they will go to jail rather than pay water charges.

It is important to charge businesses for water use, but everyone is entitled to water in a reasonable quantity for personal use.

Spain adopted a law for DMCA-style takedowns, but even more strict. (That's the second issue in the article; I don't think the "Google tax" is very important.