Reply #9: More proof of Dems unwilling to confront the two biggest issues we face. [View All]

[IrateCitizen]

1. Ecological Collapse -- A UN working group report just came out that was assembled by over 1300 scientists from over 90 countries, working over a period of 4 years. It states that we have depleted about 2/3 of our "natural capital" -- i.e. clean freshwater, arable soil, fish stocks, etc. -- and that if we continue at this rate and don't make SERIOUS changes, we will soon cause an ecological collapse. They also discuss global climate change as a big, big problem as well.

2. Peak Oil Production -- Oil prices have surged from $35 to $55 per barrel in the past year, no major new fields have been discovered over the past 2 years, even Saudi Arabia has been unable to boost production, the North Sea and Alaskan oil fields are in declining production, oil conglomerates are investing their capital in mergers rather than exploration, and no respite is in view.

Yet, when given a chance to act, Congressional representatives decide to ignore reality and simply pretend that everything will be able to continue just like it always had, with endless expansion and endless growth of an auto-centric culture.

I'd find them laughable if we all weren't going to pay the price for their pigheadedness and disavowal of reality.