by Dahr Jamail, Truthout: With the Paris climate conference concluded, none of the pledges by countries to cut emissions are binding, causing leading climate scientist James Hansen to label them a “fraud.” Meanwhile, sea level rise, Arctic melting, temperature records and the climate disruption denial movement – including much of the GOP presidential field – continue to increase.
As a group, the conservatives don’t care that much about the environment or wild animals (except as resources to be exploited). They tend to be against anything they perceive as inhibiting growth. I guess we need more people, more consumers, more production of stuff.
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It’s been 70 degrees or nearly so the past couple of days – nice but strange for the Northeast. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!