The environment in crisis: Does green politics offer a solution? PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 09 March 2006 00:00
The world is in crisis. Global warming is so obvious that even George Bush cant ignore it. The Arctic icecap will not even exist in as little as 60 years! Warmer oceans mean more frequent and more destructive storms, like hit New Orleans last year and the Indian Ocean in 2006. This disaster is too enormous for politicians and corporations to comprehend or solve. The world is in crisis. Global warming is so obvious that even George Bush cant ignore it. The Arctic icecap will not even exist in as little as 60 years! Warmer oceans mean more frequent and more destructive storms, like hit New Orleans last year and the Indian Ocean in 2006. This disaster is too enormous for politicians and corporations to comprehend or solve. The competitive struggle that marks capitalism always undermines real cooperation - as in the Kyoto protocol. But it is possible to stop the ecocide - through global grassroots resistance. Unlike our bosses, cooperation only strengthens our side.