1. The above-linked article is by Professor Michael T. Klare, a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies, whose department is located at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Wikipedia link about him. Prof. Klare is a major author, some of whose work I have admired for years.
That one is a doozy. There are many many facts, and the conclusion is major major growth in the sale of fossil fuels from the United States and from other places around the world to developing countries, what were called "third world countries." They are desperate for more energy and will be for years to come. So business is excellent overall. That of course means a planned-and-hoped-for steady and big increase in carbon emissions year by year going forward. So much for slowing it down. (Same link)
2. This one just naturally seems to along with the first one.
The Impossibility of Growth, by author George Monbiot, "published in the Guardian 28th May 2014." I have admired his work over the years also. "Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other."
3. And this one seems to fit in very well also, to show the drive by the fossil fuel industry to push and push and push for profits at the expense of everybody else, and I do mean everybody else. Koch Brothers Exposed: The Chilling New Documentary Republicans Don’t Want You to See--intro to that new Robert Greenwald movie at DemocracyNow (video) with Amy Goodman, May 21, 2014. Some Republicans tried and failed to block it from being shown in the House earlier this month. But it was shown and discussed. "The updated documentary shows how the Koch brothers have used their vast fortunes to oppose government programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, as well as obstruct efforts to raise the minimum wage, tackle climate change and expand voting rights."
This is for the sake of information, NOT to play the old "Ain't It Awful" game made famous by Eric Berne, M.D.
Be well!
Larry
On 5/7/2014 6:32 PM, Larry Scott wrote:
