According to a recent report by the UN, the gap between government pledges and carbon emission realities remains potentially catastrophic for coastal cities and communities. Current pledges made by governments and private corporations will increase temperatures by three degrees centigrade by the end of this century, well in excess of the stated two degree limit, as negotiated during the much ballyhooed COP 21.
As we stated at that time, the struggle against burning fossil fuels into oblivion will not be successfully advanced by fatuous elites at feel-good events such as the forthcoming COP 23; only direct action at the local level, such as the long struggle at Standing Rock, will create the necessary changes in behavior and global awareness.
This week, we serve as relay for a statement by the Secwepemc people announcing their action to block the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, a statement that conveys far more power and meaning than anything that will emerge from the assembled gas bags in Bonn:
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For a Greenpeace video profile of the Tiny House Warriors, click below:
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