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Monday, August 04, 2008
A Moral Choice
As this article in Le Monde diplomatique makes clear, every gallon kills. We need to move environmental discussions into the realm of human rights; maybe then our neighbors will talk about BTU consumption as a moral choice. Mother Jones currently has a commentary about the nuclear disasters in France, created in part by the company hoping to cash in on a nuclear energy boom in the US backed by both our presidential candidates.
As this article in Le Monde diplomatique makes clear, every gallon kills. We need to move environmental discussions into the realm of human rights; maybe then our neighbors will talk about BTU consumption as a moral choice. Mother Jones currently has a commentary about the nuclear disasters in France, created in part by the company hoping to cash in on a nuclear energy boom in the US backed by both our presidential candidates.