Communiquer et Leader

This text has been prepared by the Commission for Group Dynamics in Assemblies of the Puerta del Sol Protest Camp (Madrid). It is based on different texts and summaries which reached consensus in the internal Assemblies of this Commission (and which will be made available on the official webs of the 15th May Movement) and from the experiences gained in the General Assemblies held in this Protest Camp up until 31st May 2011. - propound : soumettre, proposer - the onus is on sb to do sth : à charge pour qn de faire qch (responsabilité) > The onus is upon him to prove it. À charge pour lui de le prouver. - at odds : en désaccord

What a difference a year can make in the World Energy Outlook (PDF). Released just last week, the International Energy Agency's press release led with an attention-grabbing clarion cry: - clarion call : coup de clairon, ici claironner - cheerleader : leader, pom pom girl - stay put : rester sur place - tar sand, oil sand : sable bitumineux (grès imprégné d'hydrocarbure) - operating cost : dépenses d'exploitation - remediation : dépollution - avert : éviter, prévenir (qque chose) - rein in : serrer la bride à, ici ralentir - lock in : blocage - rack up : accumuler - treacherous : dangeureux - outlandish : étrange, exotique

preserve their anonymity as a condition for speaking to Technology Review. Our rule is that sources should remain anonymous if their safety or the safety of their families demands it. In such cases, we ask the writer of a story to tell its editor the sources' identities. Here, unusually, although the writer spent many days with Foetus and spoke to Waterman over Skype, he never learned their real names. But we interviewed people who know the two revolutionaries. We are confident they are persistent personalities, not noms de guerre assumed by different people at different times, and that they did what they say they did. - lifeblood : élément moteur - smolder : couver, se consumer - belie : démentir, ici contredire - wary : méfiant, circonspect - demographic bulge : explosion démographique - calculus : analyse, différentiel - scour : examiner, passer au peigne fin - reviled : honni - chart : établir la carte de - strip : retirer - it's the last straw that breaks the c...

Desertec is the largest solar power project ever conceived. It is designed to provide a significant portion of the electricity needs of participating countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and up to 15 per cent of Europe's electricity needs by 2050. - facility : installation - scheme : projet, plan - grid : réseau électrique - notice of intent : note d'intention (note de service : memorandum) - blackout : panne d'électricité - to top it all : pour couronner le tout - thorough : précis, approfondi, minutieux - to fall short : échouer - count : compte, ici : "tableau" - heed sth : tenir compte de qque chose, to heed lessons : tirer les leçons - overwhelming : écrasant, accablant - hamper : gêner, entraver - bias : parti pris - bottleneck : goulet d'étranglement - spin-off benefit : profit indirect - canvass : faire campagne, démarcher

The inconvenient truth is that coal remains a cheap and dirty fuel — and the idea of 'clean' coal remains a distant dream. - kick the habit : arrêter, renoncer à - drag on : s'éterniser - plaudits : applaudissements - midwife : sage-femme - would-be : aspirant, potentiel - fossil fuel : combustible fossile - fix : dose - power station, power house : centrale électrique - stall : caler - clog : boucher, encombrer - expediency : opportunité - strip : retirer - chimney stack : tuyau de chéminée - CCS : carbon capture and storage - wane : décliner - scale back : réduire - grip : prise, mainmise

- movement building : construction du mouvement - sustained : soutenu, continu, nourri - nurture : nourrir - framework : cadre, périmètre - leverage : démultiplier - advocacy : playdoyer, lobby, ici, pression - push : effort - thread : processus - effectively : efficacement, effectivement - in the aftermath of : à la suite de, ici : (juste) après - staff resources : recensement des équipes - loosen : relâcher, assouplir - document : relater, ici : décrire - yield : produire, rapporter, donner - return : bénéfice - outweigh : l'emporter sur - mitigate : atténuer