Once again George Monbiot has written a brutally honest article assessing what we (American citizens and voters) have allowed to happen to our government. How we're going to recover from this, I don't know. But, I do know that honestly assessing the situation is a requirement if there's to be any hope at all.
I thank Mr. Monbiot for his permission to repost his incisive article.
Posted: 20 Jan 2017 01:50 AM PST
Dirty industries spend more on politics, keeping us in the fossil age.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th January 2017
Make America Wait Again. That’s what Donald Trump’s energy policy amounts to. Stop all the clocks, put the technological revolution on hold, ensure that the transition from fossil fuels to clean power is delayed for as long as possible.
Trump is the president corporate Luddites have dreamt of; the man who will let them squeeze every last cent from their oil and coal reserves before they become worthless. They need him because science, technology and people’s demands for a safe and stable world have left them stranded. There is no fair fight that they can win, so their last hope lies with a government that will rig the competition.
To this end, Trump has appointed to his cabinet some of those responsible for a universal crime: inflicted not on particular nations or groups, but on everyone.
