“Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.”
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The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced.
Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health.
The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
