[lbo-talk] beaches, erosion, etc.

Andy andy274 at gmail.com
Fri May 28 03:01:01 PDT 2010


On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Gar Lipow <the.typo.boy at gmail.com> wrote:


> There is another source of opposition to, ideological opposition.
> Something I would describe as seeking "strength through despair".
> There various positions across the political spectrum that are based
> on the premise that we are doomed that there is nothing we can do. And
> for someone holding that position the idea that we can produce
> non-polluting electricity is just false hope that distracts from the
> on-coming doom we need to prepare for.

That's interesting -- I'm more used to doomer types pushing wind as part of the "prepare!" thing. Then again, I guess that's more on a small scale individualistic backyard scale. Small is good, etc. etc.

-- Andy



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