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<font size="+1"><i>September 19, 2018</i></font><br>
<br>
[NYTime$ opinion]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/climate/jerry-brown-climate-change.html">Jerry
Brown Made Climate Change His Issue. Now, He's Not Sure How Much
Politicians Can Do</a></b>.<br>
The California governor, set to retire in January, made global
warming a signature cause. His appraisal: "I don't know if I'm an
optimist. I'm a realist."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/climate/jerry-brown-climate-change.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/climate/jerry-brown-climate-change.html</a></font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
[to confirm see NRC Event Number: 53609<font size="-1">]<br>
</font><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-09-17-emergency-declared-at-brunswick-nuclear-power-plant-in-north-carolina-all-personnel-blocked-from-entering-the-facility-as-hot-shutdown-under-way.html">Emergency
declared at Brunswick nuclear power plant in North Carolina… all
personnel blocked from entering the facility as "hot shutdown"
under way</a></b><br>
Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT<br>
10 CFR Section:<br>
50.72(a) (1) (i) - EMERGENCY DECLARED<br>
Event Number: 53609<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-09-17-emergency-declared-at-brunswick-nuclear-power-plant-in-north-carolina-all-personnel-blocked-from-entering-the-facility-as-hot-shutdown-under-way.html">https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-09-17-emergency-declared-at-brunswick-nuclear-power-plant-in-north-carolina-all-personnel-blocked-from-entering-the-facility-as-hot-shutdown-under-way.html</a><br>
</font><font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2018/20180917en.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2018/20180917en.html</a></font><br>
- - - - -<br>
[can't swim, or fly]<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/1-7-million-chickens-have-drowned-in-florences-floodwat-1829150599">1.7
Million Chickens Have Drowned in Florence's Floodwaters</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/1-7-million-chickens-have-drowned-in-florences-floodwat-1829150599">https://earther.gizmodo.com/1-7-million-chickens-have-drowned-in-florences-floodwat-1829150599</a></font><br>
- - - -<br>
[Hog farm reports not in]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ncpork.org/advisory6/">Advisory
on Hurricane Florence – Sept. 18 at 2:30 p.m.</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ncpork.org/advisory6/">http://www.ncpork.org/advisory6/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Plenty enough]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/group-of-58-000-science-teachers-issues-no-bullshit-pos-1829106435">Group
of 58,000 Science Teachers Issues No-Bullshit Position on
Climate Change</a></b><br>
Maddie Stone - Sept 18, 2018<br>
Last week, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) put out
a position statement affirming as much and telling the naysayers to
piss off.<br>
Published September 13, the new position statement opens by
unequivocally acknowledging the "overwhelming scientific consensus"
that Earth's climate is changing due to human activity, while at the
same time noting that widespread confusion exists among the American
public. It recommends that science teachers and policy makers work
to ensure basic science climate concepts are included in K-12
educational curricula--without the ginned up "controversy" pushed by
climate denial groups.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/group-of-58-000-science-teachers-issues-no-bullshit-pos-1829106435">https://earther.gizmodo.com/group-of-58-000-science-teachers-issues-no-bullshit-pos-1829106435</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Bigger leaves take up more ozone]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/some-of-washingtons-biggest-trees-are-dying-and-scientists-dont-know-why/">Some
of Washington's biggest trees are dying and scientists don't
know why</a></b><br>
From British Columbia to California, stands of bigleaf maples are
dying, leaving bald patches in the forest canopy or even denuded
hillsides.<br>
By Craig Sailor<br>
The (Tacoma) News Tribune<br>
Something is killing bigleaf maples -- Washington's biggest
broadleaf tree -- and scientists can't stop it. They don't even know
what's causing it.<br>
"We've looked for everything we can possibly think of and what
people smarter than us can think of," said Amy Ramsey, a forest
pathologist with the state Department of Natural Resources.<br>
From British Columbia to California, stands of bigleaf maples are
dying, leaving bald patches in the forest canopy or even denuded
hillsides.<br>
Reports of dying and dead maples first reached the DNR in 2010,
Ramsey said. Foresters noticed the trees were producing small,
scorched-looking leaves or none at all. Sometimes, the crown -- the
uppermost branches of the tree -- would die.<br>
The reports, from forest professionals, were scattered at first.
Then the public began to call...<br>
- - - --<br>
So far, he hasn't found a smoking gun, but there are clues. Affected
trees are more likely to be in warmer and drier spots, closer to
roads and closer to developed sites.<br>
- - - - <br>
"They are going to be the canary in the coal mine," she said of the
bigleafs and other trees. "They are going to be the first indication
of climate change."<br>
Meanwhile, near Randle, Patty Vance has no more healthy and mature
maples on her property.<br>
"They're all in some sort of decline," she said.<br>
She has advice for city dwellers.<br>
"I would think twice before having a big maple in my front yard as
an ornamental tree," she said. "You fall in love with it. You
wouldn't want it to just die."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/some-of-washingtons-biggest-trees-are-dying-and-scientists-dont-know-why/">https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/some-of-washingtons-biggest-trees-are-dying-and-scientists-dont-know-why/</a></font><br>
- - - -<br>
[ozone harmful to all living cells]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/nature-ozone.htm">Ozone
Effects on Plants - Air (U.S. National Park Service)</a></b><br>
Ground-level ozone is one of the most widespread air pollutants.
Naturally-occurring ozone in the upper atmosphere forms a layer that
absorbs the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays and protects all life on
earth. But, ground-level ozone can harm plants <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/humanhealth-ozone.htm">as
well as human health</a>. It does not come directly from
smokestacks or vehicles, but instead is formed when other
pollutants, mainly nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds,
react in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. Ozone causes
considerable damage to plants around the world, including
agricultural crops and plants in natural ecosystems.<br>
<b>Ozone damages plants by entering leaf openings called stomata and
oxidizing (burning) plant tissue during respiration.</b> This
damages the plant leaves and causes reduced survival. Many factors
can increase the amount of ozone injury such as soil moisture,
presence of other air pollutants, insects or diseases, and other
environmental stresses. Ozone effects on natural vegetation have
been documented throughout the country, especially in many areas of
the eastern U.S. and in California.<br>
NPS ozone risk assessments rank park risk according to pollutant
exposure and ecosystem sensitivity (soil moisture and sensitive
species). Some species are more sensitive to ground-level ozone than
others. Search for a list of sensitive plant species by park. Also,
learn how ozone affects tree growth.<br>
<span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 16px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !
important; float: none;">NPS<span> </span></span><a
href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/ozone-risk-assessment.htm"
id="https://www.nps.gov/articles/ozone-risk-assessment.htm|"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); color: rgb(68, 19, 108); text-decoration: none; font-weight:
700; transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 2px
dotted rgb(149, 108, 183); letter-spacing: -0.25px; font-size:
16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">ozone risk assessments</a><span
style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 16px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !
important; float: none;"><span> </span>rank park risk according to
pollutant exposure and ecosystem sensitivity (soil moisture and
sensitive species). Some species are more sensitive to
ground-level ozone than others. Search for a<span> </span></span><a
href="https://irma.nps.gov/NPSpecies/Reports/Systemwide/Ozone-sensitive%20Species%20in%20a%20Park"
id="anch_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(68, 19, 108); text-decoration:
none; font-weight: 700; transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out 0s;
border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(149, 108, 183); letter-spacing:
-0.25px; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;">list of sensitive plant species</a><span style="color:
rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !
important; float: none;"><span> </span>by park. Also, learn how
ozone affects<span> </span></span><a
href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/nature-trees.htm"
id="CP___PAGEID=5784281,nature-trees.htm,30504|"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); color: rgb(68, 19, 108); text-decoration: none; font-weight:
700; transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 2px
dotted rgb(149, 108, 183); letter-spacing: -0.25px; font-size:
16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">tree growth</a><span
style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 16px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !
important; float: none;">.</span><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/nature-ozone.htm">https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/nature-ozone.htm</a><br>
<br>
<br>
[Two cites, two mayors opinions]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/10/london-new-york-cities-divest-fossil-fuels-bill-de-blasio-sadiq-khan">As
New York and London mayors, we call on all cities to divest from
fossil fuels</a></b><br>
Together, the world's urban centres can send a message to the fossil
fuel industry: join us in tackling climate change <br>
This summer it seemed as if our two cities had changed places.
London was hot and dry while New York had days and days of rain.
According to leading scientists, the heatwave in Europe over recent
months was made twice as likely by climate change resulting from
human activity. There is also growing evidence of the link between
climate change and the frequency of major floods, as well as the
severity of hurricanes...<br>
- - - <br>
In New York, divestment is under way, with the goal of total
divestment within five years. This will mean removing some $5bn
(£3.8bn) in investment from the industry.<br>
Both our cities are also investing in a sustainable future. London
recently launched the £500m Mayor's Energy Efficiency Fund, working
with the European Regional Development Fund and private sector
investors to help hospitals, museums, offices, libraries, social
housing and universities to become greener and more energy
efficient.<br>
- - - -<br>
We believe we can demonstrate to the world that divestment is a
powerful tool and a prudent use of resources. And that, together,
our cities - New York, London and many others around the world - can
send a clear message to the fossil fuel industry: change your ways
now and join us in tackling climate change.<br>
Climate change knows no borders, and taking this kind of action now
could help us make a crucial difference to the people we represent
and the future of our planet.<br>
<font size="-1">Bill de Blasio is mayor of New York City and Sadiq
Khan is mayor of London</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/10/london-new-york-cities-divest-fossil-fuels-bill-de-blasio-sadiq-khan">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/10/london-new-york-cities-divest-fossil-fuels-bill-de-blasio-sadiq-khan</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[YouTube video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxRMomGtpic">Paul
McCartney: Despite Repeated Warnings (Extended Music Video)</a></b><br>
Climate State - Published on Sep 18, 2018<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxRMomGtpic">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxRMomGtpic</a><br>
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[McCartney song (2:44) lyrics]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.google.com.tw/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Paul-mccartney-despite-repeated-warnings-lyrics">Despite
Repeated Warnings</a></b><br>
Paul McCartney - Album Egypt Station<br>
Produced by Greg Kurstin<br>
<blockquote>Part I<br>
[Verse 1]<br>
Despite repeated warnings<br>
Of dangers up ahead<br>
The captain won't be listening<br>
To what's been said<br>
<br>
[Verse 2]<br>
He feels that there's a good chance<br>
That we have been misled<br>
And so the captain's planning<br>
To steam ahead<br>
<br>
[Bridge 1]<br>
What can we do, what can we do<br>
What can we do to stop this foolish plan going through?<br>
What can we do, what can we do? (Yeah, yeah!)<br>
This man is bound to lose his ship and his crew<br>
<br>
[Verse 3]<br>
Despite repeated warnings<br>
From those who ought to know<br>
Well, he's got his own agenda<br>
And so he'll go<br>
<br>
[Bridge 2]<br>
(What can we do?)<br>
Those who shout the loudest (What can we do?)<br>
May not always be the smartest (What can we do?)<br>
But they have their proudest moments<br>
Right before they fall<br>
(What can we do?)<br>
Red sky in the morning (What can we do?)<br>
Doesn't ever seem to faze him (What can we do?)<br>
But a sailor's warning signal<br>
Should concern us all, whoa-oh<br>
<br>
Part II<br>
[Chorus]<br>
How can we stop him?<br>
Grab the keys and lock him up<br>
If we can do it<br>
We can save the day<br>
<br>
[Verse 1]<br>
The engineer lives with his wife and daughter, Janet<br>
But he misses them so<br>
Although he's working with the best crew on the planet (We're the
best crew on the planet!)<br>
They never want him to go<br>
<br>
He had a premonition<br>
He senses something's wrong<br>
And by his own admission<br>
He knew it all along<br>
<br>
The captain's crazy<br>
But he doesn't let them know it<br>
He'll take us with him<br>
If we don't do something soon to slow it<br>
<br>
[Chorus]<br>
How can we stop him?<br>
Grab the keys and lock him up<br>
If we can do it<br>
We can save the day<br>
<br>
[Bridge]<br>
Below decks, the engineer cries<br>
The captain's gonna leave us when the temperatures rise<br>
The needle's going up, the engine's gonna blow<br>
And we are gonna be left down below<br>
Down below<br>
<br>
Part III<br>
[Instrumental Intro]<br>
<br>
[Chorus]<br>
Yes we can do it<br>
Yeah, we can do it now<br>
Yes we can do it<br>
<br>
[Instrumental interlude]<br>
<br>
[Chorus]<br>
Yes, we can do it<br>
Yeah, we can do it now<br>
Yes, we can do it<br>
Yeah, we can do it now<br>
Yes, we can do it<br>
Yeah, we can do it now<br>
Oh yeah<br>
<br>
[Verse]<br>
If life would work out the way you plan it<br>
That'd be so fine for the wife and Janet<br>
Sometimes you might have to battle through it<br>
And that's the way you learn how you've got to do it<br>
<br>
[Bridge]<br>
Yes, we can do it, whoa-oh<br>
Yes, we can do it, whoa-oh-whoa<br>
Yes, we can do it, whoa-oh-whoa<br>
Yes, we can do it, whoa-oh-whoa<br>
<br>
Part I reprise<br>
[Verse 1]<br>
Despite repeated warnings<br>
Of dangers up ahead<br>
Well, the captain wasn't listening<br>
To what was said<br>
<br>
[Outro]<br>
So we went to the captain (What can we do? / For those who shout
the loudest)<br>
And we told him to turn around (What can we do? / May not always
be the smartest)<br>
But he laughs in our faces (What can we do? / But they have their
proudest moments)<br>
Says that we are mistaken (Right before they fall)<br>
So we gather around him (What can we do? / Red sky in the morning)<br>
Now the ropes that have bound him (What can we do? / Doesn't ever
seem to phase him)<br>
Prove that he should have listened (What can we do? / But a
sailor's warning signal) (Should concern us all)<br>
To the will of the people<br>
It's the will of the people<br>
It's the will of the people<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.google.com.tw/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Paul-mccartney-despite-repeated-warnings-lyrics">https://www.google.com.tw/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Paul-mccartney-despite-repeated-warnings-lyrics</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/UQKfUKPouuQ">https://youtu.be/UQKfUKPouuQ</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[political philosophizing in VICE]<br>
<b><a
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pek3/scientists-warn-the-un-of-capitalisms-imminent-demise">Scientists
Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise</a></b><br>
By Nafeez Ahmed - Aug 27 2018<br>
A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the
worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change.<br>
Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report
commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN
Secretary-General. The main reason? We're transitioning rapidly to a
radically different global economy, due to our increasingly
unsustainable exploitation of the planet's environmental resources.<br>
Climate change and species extinctions are accelerating even as
societies are experiencing rising inequality, unemployment, slow
economic growth, rising debt levels, and impotent governments.
Contrary to the way policymakers usually think about these problems,
the new report says that these are not really separate crises at
all...<br>
- - - - <br>
Rather, these crises are part of the same fundamental transition to
a new era characterized by inefficient fossil fuel production and
the escalating costs of climate change. Conventional capitalist
economic thinking can no longer explain, predict, or solve the
workings of the global economy in this new age, the paper says.<br>
<b>Energy shift</b><br>
Those are the stark implications of a new scientific background
paper prepared by a team of Finnish biophysicists. The team from the
BIOS Research Unit in Finland were asked to provide research that
would feed into the drafting of the UN Global Sustainable
Development Report (GSDR), which will be released in 2019.<br>
For the "first time in human history," the paper says, capitalist
economies are "shifting to energy sources that are less energy
efficient." This applies to all forms of energy. Producing usable
energy ("exergy") to keep powering "both basic and non-basic human
activities" in industrial civilisation "will require more, not less,
effort."...<br>
- - - -<br>
The scientists refer to the pioneering work of systems ecologist
Professor Charles Hall of the State University of New York with
economist Professor Kent Klitgaard from Wells College. Earlier this
year, Hall and Klitgaard released an updated edition of their
seminal book, Energy and the Wealth of Nations: An Introduction to
BioPhysical Economics.<br>
Hall and Klitgaard are highly critical of mainstream capitalist
economic theory, which they say has become divorced from some of the
most fundamental principles of science. They refer to the concept of
'Energy Return on Investment' (EROI) as a key indicator of the shift
into a new age of difficult energy. EROI is a simple ratio that
measures how much energy we use to extract more energy.<br>
"For the last century, all we had to do was to pump more and more
oil out of the ground," say Hall and Klitgaard. Decades ago, fossil
fuels had very high EROI values--a little bit of energy allowed us
to extract large amounts of oil, gas and coal...<br>
- - - -<br>
Earlier in August, billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham--who has a
track record of consistently calling financial bubbles--released an
update to his April 2013 analysis, 'The Race of Our Lives.'<br>
The new paper, 'The Race of Our Lives Revisited,' provides a
bruising indictment of contemporary capitalism's complicity in the
ecological crisis. Grantham's verdict is that "capitalism and
mainstream economics simply cannot deal with these problems,"
namely, the systematic depletion of planetary ecosystems and
environmental resources:<br>
"The replacement cost of the copper, phosphate, oil, and soil--and
so on--that we use is not even considered. If it were, it's likely
that the last 10 or 20 years (for the developed world, anyway) has
seen no true profit at all, no increase in income, but the reverse,"
he wrote....<br>
- - - -<br>
Overall, the paper claims that we have moved into a new,
unpredictable and unprecedented space in which the conventional
economic toolbox has no answers. As slow economic growth simmers
along, central banks have resorted to negative interest rates and
buying up huge quantities of public debt to keep our economies
rolling. But what happens after these measures are exhausted?
Governments and bankers are running out of options.<br>
"It can be safely said that no widely applicable economic models
have been developed specifically for the upcoming era," write the
Finnish scientists.<br>
Having identified the gap, they lay out the opportunities for
transition.<br>
In this low EROI future, we simply have to accept the hard fact that
we will not be able to sustain current levels of economic growth.
"Meeting current or growing levels of energy need in the next few
decades with low-carbon solutions will be extremely difficult, if
not impossible," the paper finds. The economic transition must
involve efforts "to lower total energy use."<br>
<br>
Key areas to achieve this include transport, food, and construction.
City planning needs to adapt to the promotion of walking and biking,
a shift toward public transport, as well as the electrification of
transport. Homes and workplaces will become more connected and
localised. Meanwhile, international freight transport and aviation
cannot continue to grow at current rates.<br>
As with transport, the global food system will need to be
overhauled. Climate change and oil-intensive agriculture have
unearthed the dangers of countries becoming dependent on food
imports from a few main production areas. A shift toward food
self-sufficiency across both poorer and richer countries will be
essential. And ultimately, dairy and meat should make way for
largely plant-based diets.<br>
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The construction industry's focus on energy-intensive manufacturing,
dominated by concrete and steel, should be replaced by alternative
materials. The BIOS paper recommends a return to the use of
long-lasting wood buildings, which can help to store carbon, but
other options such as biochar might be effective too.<br>
But capitalist markets will not be capable of facilitating the
required changes - governments will need to step up, and
institutions will need to actively shape markets to fit the goals of
human survival. Right now, the prospects for this look slim. But the
new paper argues that either way, change is coming.<br>
Whether or not the system that emerges still comprises a form of
capitalism is ultimately a semantic question. It depends on how you
define capitalism.<br>
"Capitalism, in that situation, is not like ours now," said
Jaarvensivu. "Economic activity is driven by meaning--maintaining
equal possibilities for the good life while lowering emissions
dramatically--rather than profit, and the meaning is politically,
collectively constructed. Well, I think this is the best conceivable
case in terms of modern state and market institutions. It can't
happen without considerable reframing of economic-political
thinking, however."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pek3/scientists-warn-the-un-of-capitalisms-imminent-demise">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pek3/scientists-warn-the-un-of-capitalisms-imminent-demise</a></font><br>
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Tucker</b></font><br>
September 18, 2015: The New York Times editorial page observes:<br>
<blockquote>"On looming disasters (the changing climate) and more
immediate ones (a possible government shutdown over, of all
things, Planned Parenthood), the [September 16, 2015 Republican
presidential debate] offered no reassurance that grown-ups were at
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