Reply #2: Not necessarily considering the wealth, power, influence of ExxonMobil oil/coal industries ... [View All]

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Here's a PS I've just added to the article --

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EDITED TO ADD ....

From "Boiling Point" by Russ Gelbspan 2008

Commenting on growing groundswell of grassroots and voluntary Global Warming action around the

country ....

"More to the point, they are desperately outmatched by the financial power and political influence

of big coal and big oil in what basically boils down to a titanic conflict of interest over the

future of this civilizaiton."


As Al Gore made clear in his recent Rolling Stone article ...

"Congress is under the control of the oil and coal industry" -- UNQUOTE



Iow, the extreme profits we've permitted private interests to make from conrol of our natural

resources is not only a bad idea for democracy, it's destroyed the planet!