Wow, that's interesting. I think you bring a good point about the
moral/ethical dilemma of eco-terrorism/eco-civil disobedience. I'm a
little torn myself on the issue, but I agree that we will not win this
battle with violent action. In fact, I would argue that violence, and
the emotions it comes from, is the very same cause of the mess we're.
I'm with you in not condoning this type of action, though I can't help
but chuckle a bit.
Unfortunately I feel things are getting worse by the minute. Every
summer that comes, you can't help but notice the violence of the
weather, at least where I live. :)
I have blog where I talk more about climate change and the "green"
movement. Feel free to check it out. I'd love some comments too.
http://www.seattlegreenobserver.com
Rafa
On Jun 13, 5:06 am, Calvin Jones <calvin.jo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Climate change activists have halted a train laden with coal as it
> headed towards Drax power plant, the largest coal plant in the UK and
> second largest carbon source in Europe.Leave it In The Ground is
> apparently the group's name. And a nice simple message that is to! It
> feels a bit more solid than asking for emissions trading, dosent it?
> Cap and trade looks like the system that will be replicated the world
> over, but gaming of the system seems to be a very real probability.
> Leaving fossil fuels in the ground is a somewhat less tricky system
> when it comes to assesing the success.James Hansen, NASA's chief
> climate scientist has stressed the necessity of stopping the
> exploitation of coal reserves, which if burnt--even over
> centuries--will release enough carbon to completely destroy the
> stability of Earth's atmosphere.I had an interesting email exchange
> with Donald Brown of the Rock Ethics Institute about the moral case for
> taking non-violent action against coal power. I think that this
> argument, for illegal but highly moral action is strong. That being
> said I'm not going to endorse such action; that wouldn't be smart.The
> BBC and Observer have picked up on this story and hopefully we will see
> more press as the day goes on.The press association has also just done
> a story, i perticularly like the following quote:The activists say they
> will not leave the train until Drax's chief executiveDorothy Thompson
> explains how the company's emissions of 20 million tonnes ofCO2 a year
> is compatible with tackling climate change.
> --
> Posted By Calvin Jones to Climate Change Action at 6/13/2008 12:15:00 PM
