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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,SCI5TIFIC CONS5SUS HAS F9ALLY EM]G$ ?AT GLOBAL W>M+ IS TAK+ PLACE AS A RESULT ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM & ) DIRE CONSEQU5CES = LIFE ON E>?4 ,CORPORATE EF=TS TO BRIBE SCI5TI/S TO >GUE O!RWISE >E ATTRACT+ FEW] & FEW] TAK]S2 ?IS IS ESPECIALLY TELL+ 9 VIEW ( H[ MANY RESE>*]S DEP5D ON 9DU/RY BACK+4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN 5GAG+ ) ! FACT ?AT CAPITALISM ITSELF IS DE/RUCTIVE1 GOV]NM5TS & LIB]AL 5VIRONM5TALI/S >E PROMOT+ CORPORATE RESPONSES TO ! PROBLEMS POS$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE4 

,IF WE REALLY BELIEV$ :AT SCI5TI/S >E TELL+ US AB\T GLOBAL W>M+1 ! FIRE 5G9ES ( EV]Y FIRE DEP>TM5T W\LD S\ND !IR SIR5S & RACE TO ! NE>E/ FACTORY TO EXT+UI% ITS FURNACES4 ,EV]Y HI< S*OOL /UD5T W\LD RUN TO ! !RMO/AT ( EV]Y CLASSROOM1 TURN IT (F1 & TE> IT \T ( ! WALL1 !N HIT ! P>K+ LOT TO SLA% TIRES4 ,EV]Y RESPONSIBLE SUBURBAN P>5T W\LD DON SAFETY GLOVES & WALK >\ND ! BLOCK PULL+ ! ELECTRICAL MET]S \T ( ! UTILITY BOXES BEH9D H\SES & CONDOM9IUMS4 ,EV]Y GAS /ATION ATT5DANT W\LD PRESS ! EM]G5CY BUTTON TO %UT (F ! PUMPS1 CUT ! HOSES1 & GLUE ! LOCKS ON ! DOORS2 EV]Y COAL & PETROLEUM CORPORATION W\LD IMM$IATELY SET AB\T BURY+ !IR UNUS$ PRODUCT :]E IT CAME FROM--US+ ONLY ! MUSCLES ( !IR [N >MS1 ( C\RSE4 

,BUT IT APPE>S WE'RE TOO \T ( T\* TO GRASP :AT'S HAPP5+4 ,& AS LONG AS ?AT CONT9UES1 WE'LL BE P[]LESS TO /OP IT4 

,?OSE :O LE>N AB\T ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T FROM BOOKS OR ! 9T]NET CAN'T HOPE TO RESCUE ANY?+4 ,! DECIMATION ( ! NATURAL WORLD HAS BE5 GO+ ON >\ND US = C5TURIES N[2 IT TAKES A P>TICUL>LY B\RGEOIS BR& ( BL9DNESS TO DRIVE BY FELL$ TREES1 SPEW+ SMOKE/ACKS1 & ACRES ( ASPHALT EV]Y DAY )\T NOTIC+ ?AT ANY?+ IS HAPP5+ UNTIL IT %[S UP 9 ! NEWSPAP]4 ,PEOPLE = :OM REALITY IS COMPOS$ ( NEWS >TICLES1 RA!R ?AN ! WORLD !Y SEE & HE> & SMELL1 >E B\ND TO DE/ROY EV]Y?+ !Y T\*4 ,?AT ALI5ATION IS ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM2 ! DEVA/ATION ( ! 5VIRONM5T SIMPLY FOLL[S FROM IT4 

,:5 PR(IT M>G9S >E MORE REAL ?AN LIV+ ?+S1 :5 WEA!R PATT]NS >E MORE REAL ?AN REFUGEES FLEE+ HURRICANES1 :5 EMISSIONS CAP AGREEM5TS >E MORE REAL ?AN NEW DEVELOPM5TS 9 \R [N NEI<BORHOODS1 ! WORLD HAS ALREADY BE5 SIGN$ OV] = DE/RUCTION4 ,! CLIMATE CRISIS ISN'T AN EV5T ?AT MI<T HAPP51 LOOM+ 9TO VIEW AHEAD2 IT IS ! FAMILI> SETT+ ( \R DAILY LIVES4 ,DE=E/ATION ISN'T JU/ TAK+ PLACE 9 NATIONAL =E/S OR =EIGN JUNGLES2 IT IS AS REAL AT EV]Y /RIP MALL 9 ,OHIO AS IT IS 9 ! HE>T ( ! ,AMAZON4 ,! BUFFALO US$ TO ROAM RI<T H]E4 ,\R DISCONNECTION FROM ! L& IS CATA/ROPHIC :E!R OR NOT ! SEA LEVEL IS RIS+1 :E!R OR NOT ! DES]TIFICATION & FAM9E SWEEP+ O!R CONT95TS HAVE REA*$ US YET4 

,AS USUAL1 ! PEOPLE :O BR\<T ?IS CRISIS UPON US >E EAG] TO EXPLA9 ?AT !Y >E ! BE/ QUALIFI$ TO REM$Y IT4 ,BUT !RE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT !IR MOTIVES OR ME?ODS HAVE *ANG$4 ,! RESULTS >E 9 ?AT SMOK+ CAUSES CANC]1 BUT !Y'RE /ILL TRY+ TO SELL US L[-T> CIG>ETTES4 

,=GET AB\T NUCLE> P[]1 SOL> P[]1 CLEAN COAL1 & W9D TURB9ES4 ,=GET AB\T C>BON TRAD+1 BI(UELS1 RECYCL+ PROGRAMS1 ORGANIC SUP]FOODS4 ,=GET AB\T NEW LEGISLATION1 ALONG ) EV]Y O!R 9EFFICI5T1 9SUFFICI5T RESPONSE 9VOLV+ BALLOTS1 PETITIONS1 OR SOME O!R PROXY4 ,\R ONLY HOPE IS TO FI<T ) \R [N H&S1 TO TAKE A /& ON ! GR\ND B5EA? \R FEET--R$ISCOV]+ 9 ! PROCESS :AT IT MEANS TO BE A P>T ( ! WORLD1 NOT SEP>ATE FROM IT4 ,EV]Y TREE !Y TRY TO CUT D[N1 WE CAN /OP !M4 ,EV]Y POISON !Y TRY TO RELEASE 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E1 WE CAN BLOCK !M4 ,EV]Y NEW 0SU/A9ABLE0 TE*NOLOGY !Y 9TRODUCE1 WE CAN UNMASK !M4 

,!Y >5'T GO+ TO /OP DE/ROY+ ! PLANET UNTIL WE MAKE IT TOO CO/LY = !M TO CONT9UE4 ,! SOON] WE DO1 ! BETT]4 

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,APP5DIX3 ,A ,FIELD ,GUIDE TO ,FALSE ,SOLUTIONS 

,! ,CORPORATE ,SOLUTION 

,:]E O!RS SEE H>D%IP & TRAG$Y1 5TREPR5EURS SEE AN OPPORTUNITY = F9ANCIAL GA94 ,PUTT+ ! 0GRE50 9 GRE5H\SE GASES & ! 0ECO0 9 ECONOMY1 !Y GREET ! APOCALYPSE ) \T/RET*$ WALLETS4 ,>E NATURAL DISA/]S WRECK+ COMMUNITIES8 ,?AT'S GREAT--SELL ! SURVIVORS DISA/] RELIEF & PUT UP LUXURY CONDOM9IUMS :]E !Y US$ TO LIVE4 ,>E FOOD SUPPLIES CONTAM9AT$ ) TOX9S8 ,SLAP 0ORGANIC0 ON SOME ( !M & JACK UP ! PRICE--PRE/O1 :AT WAS ONCE TAK5 = GRANT$ 9 EV]Y VEGETABLE IS SUDD5LY A SELL+ PO9T6 ,IS CONSUM] CULTURE DEV\R+ ! PLANET8 ,TIME = A L9E ( 5VIRONM5TALLY FRI5DLY PRODUCTS1 CA%+ 9 ON GUILT & GOOD 9T5TIONS TO MOVE MORE UNITS4 

,SO LONG AS BE+ 0SU/A9ABLE0 IS A PRIVILEGE RES]V$ = ! RI*1 ! CRISIS CAN ONLY 9T5SIFY4 ,ALL ! BETT] = ?OSE BANK+ ON IT4 

,! ,CONS]VATIVE ,SOLUTION 

,MANY CONS]VATIVES D5Y ?AT \R SOCIETY IS CAUS+ GLOBAL W>M+2 ( C\RSE1 SOME /ILL DON'T BELIEVE 9 EVOLUTION1 EI!R4 ,BUT :AT !Y !MSELVES BELIEVE IS IMMAT]IAL2 !Y'RE MORE CONC]N$ ) ! QUE/ION ( :AT IT IS PR(ITABLE = O!RS TO BELIEVE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ! ,U,N'S ,9T]GOV]NM5TAL ,PANEL ON ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE RELEAS$ ITS #bg REPORT1 AN ,EXXON,MOBIL-FUND$ ?9K TANK L9K$ TO ! ,BU% ADM9I/RATION (F]$ @s#a1"4 TO ANY SCI5TI/ :O W\LD DISPUTE ITS F9D+S4 

,?AT IS TO SAY--SOME PEOPLE CONSID] IT A BETT] 9VE/M5T TO BRIBE EXP]TS TO D5Y ?AT ANY?+ IS HAPP5+ ?AN TO TAKE ANY /EPS TO AV]T CATA/ROPHE4 ,BETT] ?AT ! APOCALYPSE SNAT*ES US UNAW>ES SO LONG AS !Y CAN MA9TA9 !IR PR(ITS ONE MORE YE>4 ,SOON] ! 5D ( LIFE ON E>? ?AN ! POSSIBILITY ( LIFE BEYOND CAPITALISM6 

,! ,LIB]AL ,SOLUTION 

,C]TA9 DO-GOOD]S W\LD LIKE TO CLAIM CR$IT = BR++ GLOBAL W>M+ TO ! ATT5TION ( ! PUBLIC1 EV5 ?\< RADICALS HAVE BE5 CLAMOR+ AB\T IT = DECADES4 ,BUT POLITICIANS LIKE ,AL ,GORE >E NOT TRY+ TO SAVE ! 5VIRONM5T SO MU* AS TO RESCUE ! CAUSES ( ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,!Y >E PRESS+ = GOV]NM5T & CORPORATE RECOGNITION ( ! CRISIS BECAUSE ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE C\LD DE/ABILIZE CAPITALISM IF IT CAT*ES !M (F GU>D4 ,SMALL WOND] CORPORATE 9ITIATIVES & 9C5TIVES FIGURE SO PROM95TLY 9 ! SOLUTIONS !Y PROPOSE4 

,LIKE !IR CONS]VATIVE COLLEAGUES1 LIB]ALS W\LD SOON] RISK EXT9CTION ?AN CONSID] AB&ON+ 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM4 ,!Y'RE SIMPLY TOO 9VE/$ 9 IT TO DO O!RWISE--WITNESS ! ,GORE FAMILY'S LONG-RUNN+ RELATION%IP ) ,OCCID5TAL ,PETROLEUM4 ,9 ?IS LI<T1 !IR BID TO SEIZE ! RE9S ( ! 5VIRONM5TALI/ MOVEM5T LOOKS SUSPICI\SLY LIKE A CALCULAT$ EF=T TO PREV5T A MORE REALI/IC RESPONSE TO ! CRISIS4 

,! ,MAL?USIAN ,SOLUTION 

,SOME PEOPLE ATTRIBUTE ! CRISIS TO OV]POPULATION--BUT H[ MANY %ANTYT[N DWELL]S & SUBSI/5CE F>M]S DO Y\ HAVE TO ADD UP TO EQUAL ! ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ( A S+LE HI<-P[]$ EXECUTIVE8 

,! ,SOCIALI/ ,SOLUTION 

,= C5TURIES1 SOCIALI/S HAVE PROMIS$ TO GRANT EV]YONE ACCESS TO MIDDLE CLASS /&>DS ( LIV+4 ,N[ IT TURNS \T ?AT ! BIOSPH]E CAN'T SUPPORT EV5 A SMALL M9ORITY PURSU+ ?AT LIFE/YLE2 ONE MI<T EXPECT SOCIALI/S TO ADJU/ !IR NOTION ( UTOPIA ACCORD+LY4 ,9/EAD !Y'VE SIMPLY UPDAT$ IT TO MAT* ! LATE/ 9 B\RGEOIS FA%IONS3 TODAY EV]Y WORK] DES]VES TO EAT ORGANIC PRODUCE & LIVE 9 A 0GRE50 CONDOM9IUM4 ,BUT !SE PRODUCTS ONLY CAME TO BE AS A M>KET+ PLOY TO DIFF]5TIATE HI<-5D M]*&ISE FROM PROLET>IAN /&>D F>E4 ,IF Y\'RE GO+ TO ?9K BIG 5\< TO IMAG9E A SOCIETY )\T CLASS DIFF]5CES1 Y\ MI<T AS WELL AIM = A FUTURE 9 :I* WE %>E ! WEAL? ( A VIBRANT NATURAL WORLD RA!R ?AN *OPP+ IT UP 9TO 9]T COMMODITIES4 

,! ,COMMUNI/ ,SOLUTION 

,9 PRACTICE1 ,M>XISM1 ,L59ISM1 & ,MAOISM S]V$ AS A CONV5I5T MEANS TO SWIFTLY J]K 0UND]DEVELOP$0 NATIONS 9TO ! 9DU/RIAL AGE1 UTILIZ+ /ATE 9T]V5TION TO 0MOD]NIZE0 PEOPLES :O /ILL RETA9$ A CONNECTION TO ! L& BE=E EV5TUALLY DROPP+ !M UNC]EMONI\SLY AT ! M>G9 ( ! FREE M>KET4 ,TODAY1 P>TY COMMUNI/S HAVE GOTT5 NO FUR!R ?AN BLI! ASSURANCES ?AT NEW MANAGEM5T W\LD TAKE C>E ( EV]Y?+4 ,S+ ALONG TO ! TUNE ( 0,SOLID>ITY ,=EV]03 

,IF ! WORK]S [N$ ! FACTORIES1 CLIMATE *ANGE W\LD NOT EXI/ 

,ALL ! SMOKE FROM ALL ! SMOKE/ACKS W\LD BE *ANG$ TO H>MLESS MI/ 444 

,! ,9DIVIDUAL ,SOLUTION 

,AN 9DIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY CAN LIVE A COMPLETELY 0SU/A9ABLE0 LIFE/YLE )\T DO+ ANY?+ TO H9D] ! CORPORATIONS & GOV]NM5TS RESPONSIBLE = ! VA/ MAJORITY ( 5VIRONM5TAL DEVA/ATION4 ,KEEP+ ONE'S H&S CLEAN--0SETT+ AN EXAMPLE0 ?AT NO /ATESMAN OR TYCOON WILL EMULATE--IS MEAN+LESS :ILE O!RS LAY ! PLANET TO WA/E4 ,TO SET A BETT] EXAMPLE1 /OP !M4 

,! ,RADICAL ,SOLUTION 

,TOO MANY RADICALS RESPOND TO ! CRISIS ) DESPAIR OR EV5 A K9D ( WRON<EAD$ ANTICIPATION4 ,!RE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE ! EXHAU/ION ( ! PLANETS PETROLEUM SUPPLY WILL PUT AN 5D TO PATRI>*Y OR :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,LIKEWISE1 IT'S ALL TOO LIKELY ?AT HI]>*Y CAN MAKE IT ?R\< ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE 9TACT1 SO LONG AS !RE >E PEOPLE LEFT TO DOM9ATE & OBEY4 

,WE'LL GET \T ( ! APOCALYPSE :AT WE PUT 9TO IT3 WE CAN'T EXPECT IT TO PRODUCE A MORE LIB]AT$ SOCIETY UNLESS WE PUT ! F\NDATIONS 9 PLACE N[4 ,=GET AB\T 9DIVIDUALI/IC SURVIVAL S*EMES ?AT CA/ Y\ AS ! ,LA/ ,P]SON ON ,E>?--,HURRICANE ,KATR9A %[$ ?AT :5 ! /ORM HITS1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ IS TO BE P>T ( A COMMUNITY ?AT CAN DEF5D ITSELF4 ,! COM+ UPHEAVALS MAY 9DE$ (F] A *ANCE = FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL *ANGE1 BUT WE HAVE TO COME UP ) A COMPELL+ VISION & ! GUTS TO IMPLEM5T IT4 

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