'If you wanted an example of the reason we’re still losing the fight to slow the earth’s heating, the proposed Willow oil project in Alaska should suffice,' writes billmckibben. 'This should be the no-brainer of all time.'
Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and co-founder of 350.org and ThirdAct.org. His most recent book is"Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?." He also authored"The End of Nature,""Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet," and"Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future."
This should be the no-brainer of all time. The ConocoPhillips plan for a massive new oil field development flies in the face of all climate science and reason. It would be producing huge quantities of oil for at least the next three decades—long past the point when scientists say we must stop using it .
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