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Emanuel Pastreich, Truthout: The United States faces a historic decision: We can passively follow the ineluctable path towards militarism and imperial decline, or radically transform the present military-industrial complex into the model for a truly global collaborative to combat climate change.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14901-leading-climate-fight-defense-could-preserve-and-protect-rather-than-kill-and-destroy



Basing Our Economy on Fossils Is Stupid

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Show: It is time that America joined countries who have decided to break their addiction to fossil fuels with a carbon tax.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15003-basing-our-economy-on-fossils-is-stupid



Price for Denial, Inaction on Climate Is Higher Than Toll of Reducing Consumption

Karen Rybold-Chin, Truthout: ''People need to realize that [oil] is a finite resource, and using it in the crazy, irresponsible ways we use it today is in fact suicidal, suicidal within one generation,'' University of Texas Chair of the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Tad Patzek says.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/15058-price-for-denial-inaction-on-climate-is-higher-than-toll-of-reducing-consumption



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