Days before this talk, journalist Naomi Klein was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at the catastrophic results of BP's risky pursuit of oil. Our societies have become addicted to extreme risk in finding new energy, new financial instruments and more ... and too often, we're left to clean up a mess afterward. Klein's question: What's the backup plan?
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Showing posts with label Gulf Oil Spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gulf Oil Spill. Show all posts
1.24.2011
8.29.2010
Go Beyond Oil. Greenpeace International
The Deepwater Horizon
oil spill
has shone a light on the far reaching consequences that our addiction to oil
is having on the natural world and on the climate
. Instead of chasing the last drops of dirty oil,
we need to kick-start the clean energy age. We have one planet, and if we’re going to protect it, everyone - from local communities, to businesses and governments - will need to come together to go beyond oil.
oil spill has shone a light on the far reaching consequences that our addiction to oil is having on the natural world and on the climate. Instead of chasing the last drops of dirty oil, we need to kick-start the clean energy age. We have one planet, and if we’re going to protect it, everyone - from local communities, to businesses and governments - will need to come together to go beyond oil. 8.21.2010
6.15.2010
WWF - Help Save Canada's Arctic from Disaster
WWF - Help Save Canada's Arctic from Disaster
Let your voice be heard! Right now the US is using every tool at their disposal to respond to the Gulf oil spill crisis. In Canada, we need to call on every tool at our disposal to keep such a tragedy from happening in our waters. Now is the moment to rise to the challenge, and halt offshore drilling for oil until or unless we can safeguard our environment, our marine species, and our coastal communities.
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