Time for Action?

Once again the COP, this time (23) held in Bonn, came to a vague, wholly unsatisfying end. Nobody wants to help poor countries, nobody wants to stall economic growth in their own country, nobody wants to confront reality. Big surprise. Of course the NGO's all continue to show up in force demanding this and that, waving signs and texting back and forth. All part of the ritual.
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And then yesterday a route for the Keystone XL through Nebraska was approved and, deja vu all over again, the Climate Movement is mobilizing for resistance. And they (McKibben et al..)have come up with a novel approach: mass civil disobedience. Who knew? The question now becomes what organizational structure will they use; a repeat of Standing Rock with lots of "supporters" and few arrests? Native American led with little discussion of capitalism? Guess we'll see.

As for my friend and comrade Leonard Higgins, his trial is beginning today up in Fort Benton Montana where the wind always blows. He is one of the valve turners and the judge denied him the use of a necessity defense so the question is really how harsh the sentence will be. Again, we'll see.

Every day that goes by without dramatic change in emissions makes the possibility of avoiding runaway "cascading effects" that much slimmer. Stock market at record highs. This action in Nebraska will define the outlines of what is possible. They better get it right.