Saturday, September 2, 2017

The Lure Of Fossil Fuels

Obama's signing of the Paris agreement and Trump's withdrawal from it signal different priorities, but the steady expansion of fossil fuel development and infrastructure proceeded apace under Obama and continues under Trump. As the need to avoid contamination and deter climate change grows more urgent, we should look beyond self-styled climate heroes from either party and hold all elected officials equally accountable.

You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41813-who-s-behind-fossil-fuel-extraction-it-s-not-just-republicans

In a former life, I attended a meeting at which a natural gas extraction company was presenting its plans to develop assets they had recently purchased. Their lawyer stated he had advised against the purchase, but that his client had gone ahead anyway. He implied the client had inside knowledge the purchase would be a profitable venture.

Politics determines who will receive the most wealth. And if you know what a Hillary or an Obama ad-Dajjal is going to do, you can use such inside info to accumulate vast riches.

And the best part is you can blame the associated environmental damage on a Bush or a Trump and the suckers in the electorate will believe you.

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