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Investors Against Climate ChangePosted on Sep 17, 2009
We normally think of capitalists as ravaging the Earth with profit in their eyes. While that still might be true, 181 of the world’s largest investors have issued a united call for action against climate change, most importantly a binding treaty to cut pollution and boost funding for low-carbon technologies.
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By hsr0601, September 20, 2009 at 7:11 am Link to this comment
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Nowadays, the world-wide overpopulation growing consistently is using up tremendous fossil fuel at an alarming pace as the own conventional resources in some dense countries is facing drastic dent.
Report thisFor that reason, it is widely accepted that the price of fossil fuel is expected to go up and up simply, which is behind major states taking a bold and speedy action in a bid to put the global economy on a solid ground.
Relying on worthless, painful and wasteful oil wars, that is, the original source of this great recession, to waste time bickering on meaningless things and drag feet on a defining energy bill are sure to shake the embryonic effect of stimulus package that is an interim measure for build-out of a new foundation.
As with “Inaction” cost, $9trillion over the next decade in health care and social security, supposedly the same is of inaction on the most-needed energy bill.
By stcfarms, September 18, 2009 at 9:58 am Link to this comment
If the environment is to be saved it will not be the corporations, investors,
Report thisgovernment or god that will do it. If you want something done right, do it
yourself.
By BlueEagle, September 17, 2009 at 11:58 pm Link to this comment
Don’t beleive the hype. All the elite are doing is formulating a new form of Ecocide and Genocide, namely through such govermental control measures as Cap & Trade or carring out Adgenda 21 line items.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, September 17, 2009 at 4:14 pm Link to this comment
Feed the major polluters to the bear.
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