Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Bombshell: Koch-Funded Study Finds ‘Global Warming Is Real’, ‘On The High End’ And ‘Essentially All’ Due To Carbon Pollution

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

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Bombshell: Koch-Funded Study Finds ‘Global Warming Is Real’, ‘On The High End’ And ‘Essentially All’ Due To Carbon Pollution

Click here to access article by Joe Romm from Climate Progress.

Some people are deserting the sinking ship of global warming denial, but this is a long way from linking it to the compulsive pursuit of growth by capitalists. After all, there is no alternative. (sarcasm) So now the emphasis will likely be placed on mitigating the effects of global warming. My hunch is that corporate media will ignore the growing evidence as much as they can; and when they can't, then we will see positive, reassuring articles appearing in media such as this about how geo-engineering techniques can solve the crisis.