Climate Changerologisticist: Screw Democracy

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Protest and direct action could be the only way to tackle soaring carbon emissions, a leading climate scientist has said.

James Hansen, a climate modeller with Nasa, told the Guardian today that corporate lobbying has undermined democratic attempts to curb carbon pollution. "The democratic process doesn't quite seem to be working," he said.

Speaking on the eve of joining a protest against the headquarters of power firm E.ON in Coventry, Hansen said: "The first action that people should take is to use the democratic process. What is frustrating people, me included, is that democratic action affects elections but what we get then from political leaders is greenwash.

"The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes. So, I'm not surprised that people are getting frustrated. I think that peaceful demonstration is not out of order, because we're running out of time."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/18/nasa-climate-change-james-hansen

TRANSLATION: I believe in the political process only so long as it gives me exactly everything that I want, otherwise all bets are off.

[Duke Nukum]

"Scientists" like James Hansen are the main reason I became a Luddite.  Or would have if the Luddite meetings weren't overrun with "scientists" like Hansen.

[JohnnyReb]

If we could get all the moonbats to fly during the day, it would save us from global warming because half the world would be in the shade then. [DUmmie scientific mind at work/off]