by From Ken Zimmerman First, let’s get the story about climate change right before we look to the Amazon. Climate change will certainly impact the planet in dozens of ways. But it is extremely unlikely it will destroy the planet. So the slogan should be, “Save Sapiens.” Climate change impacts will make human life on the planet more difficult, perhaps even impossible. By fighting climate change, humans are fighting to save themselves. For us today, it’s sometimes difficult to comprehend just how valueless “undeveloped” resources, including forests, fields, mountains, and valleys were to Americans beginning even before the USA existed. These extreme right-wingers rearing their heads again around the world are throw-backs to that era. If it can’t be monetized, then it worthless. So, before
Topics:
Editor considers the following as important: Uncategorized
This could be interesting, too:
Merijn T. Knibbe writes Using the Theil inequality index to show and analyse increased colonial exploitation
Dean Baker writes Global warming and the threat of cheap Chinese EVs
John Quiggin writes Grading the Budget, or not
Angry Bear writes Last Week in the Inland Empire …
from Ken Zimmerman
First, let’s get the story about climate change right before we look to the Amazon. Climate change will certainly impact the planet in dozens of ways. But it is extremely unlikely it will destroy the planet. So the slogan should be, “Save Sapiens.” Climate change impacts will make human life on the planet more difficult, perhaps even impossible. By fighting climate change, humans are fighting to save themselves.
For us today, it’s sometimes difficult to comprehend just how valueless “undeveloped” resources, including forests, fields, mountains, and valleys were to Americans beginning even before the USA existed. These extreme right-wingers rearing their heads again around the world are throw-backs to that era. If it can’t be monetized, then it worthless. So, before we attempt any other changes to save the Amazon, or Yellowstone, or the great forests, we need to change the culture that takes these as worthless till they “show a profit.” And once you begin to look closely, you’ll be surprised by folks you meet everyday who take this culture as unquestionable. Sometimes human greed and stupidity seem to know no bounds.