“The earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses.”
The above quote is from hobo philosopher, Utah Phillips. I read this in an article written by Catherine Austin Fitts of Solari, Inc. and published on the Native Forest Council's web site. The title of her article is, "What's Wrong with Gore's Great Movie?". What drew me to the quote was the following statement:
The fundamental lie that Al Gore is telling comes from defining our problem as environmental -- in this case global warming, whereas our environmental problems -- as real and important as they are -- are but a symptom of the problem, not the problem. Gore defines our problem as "what." He is silent on "who." For example, Gore does not ask or answer:
Who is doing this?
Who has been governing our planet this way and why?
Cui bono? Who benefits?
Who has suppressed alternative technologies resulting in our dependency on fossil fuels? Why?
Who has how much financial capital generated from this damage?
How did things get this bad without our changing? How much was related to fear of and dirty tricks of those in charge?
How do we recapture resources that have been criminally drained and use them to invest in restoring environmental balance?
Utah Phillips once said, "The earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses." In one sentence, Utah Phillips told us more about global warming than Al Gore has told us in a lifetime of writing and speaking, let alone in An Inconvenient Truth.
Well here is a way to find their names and addresses: Planet Hazard
PlanetHazard uses information from the EPA to map over 86,000 companies throughout the United States that emit hazardous air pollutants.
December 5th, 2006 - 13:08
Excellent resource Billy!