Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Earth Facing Imminent Environmental 'Tipping Point'

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, June 8, 2012

Earth Facing Imminent Environmental 'Tipping Point'

Click here to access article by Common Dreams staff from their website.

The prestigious scientific journal Nature (behind a paywall) has just issued a report with this bad news, news which scientists have warned about about over the last 40 years, and warnings that corporate shills have poo-pooed ever since.

The report, written by 22 scientists from three continents ahead of this year's Rio+20 summit, claims that the 'state shift' is likely; however, humans may have a small window to curb over-consumption, over-population growth and environmental destruction, with drastic efforts to change the way we live on planet earth through international cooperation.