[lbo-talk] Radicalizing the carbon cycle

[Chuck Grimes]

[W] The truth is, however, that there is a lot of good science in the "unholy
alliance" of capitalists, governments, trade unions, and other mainstream
institutions.  I would go as afar as saying that there is incomparably more
good science in the mainstream institutions..

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Wojtek, I know that. That isn't really the point. The point is to use that
knowledge base as part of the conceptual or mentally organizing
principle. My note of caution, comes from actually participating in some
of that kind of science and then watching it transformed into policies
and economic activities that were a perversion of the original
motivations of the people who did the scientific work... In this case
the field was corn genetics---the core of GM crappola. The basic
science was great and well motivated for interests in evolution and
understanding various molecular cell processes. 

Anyway, I agree with you mostly. I am not advocating crack-pot
backyard science. I am advocating understanding the science and
creating our own policy ideas out of it. That's all. 

Gotta go to work... more later

CG