[lbo-talk] more Americans deny reality

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Mar 11 16:16:33 PDT 2009


So clearly there must be nothing to worry about!

On Mar 11, 2009, at 7:05 PM, James Heartfield wrote:


> How many years left to save the planet?
>
> Five, according to the World Wildlife Fund in 2007 (i.e. by 2012)
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641265731?f=rss
>
> Seven according to Bill McGuire in 2008 (i.e. by 2015)
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/20/politics.roundupreviews
>
> Eight, according to Andrew Simm in 2008, (i.e. by 2016)
> http://onehundredmonths.org/
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/01/climatechange.carbonemissions
>
> Ten according to Sir Nicholas Stern in 2006 (i.e. 2016)
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/oct/29/greenpolitics.economy
>
> None? asks George Monbiot: 'Is it too late?' Yes, 'the end of late-
> summer sea ice within three to seven years' could 'flip the entire
> planet into a new climactic state'. Our only chance is if we succeed
> in 'cutting global emissions by over 8% a year'. http://www.facebook.com/pages/George-Monbiot/36456785002?ref=s#/
> note.php?note_id=36651523539&ref=mf
>
> None, says James Lovelock
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange
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