Tuesday, February 25, 2014

UTILITY DEREGULATION & LABOR RIGHTS & EXTREME WEATHER: CONNECT THE DOTS


577 Billion Ways Extreme Weather and Extreme Energy Are Connected

Sean Sweeney, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
Can we really expect to emit 577 billion tons of CO2 and not cause major problems for the earth’s climate? That is the amount of CO2 humans have put into the earth’s delicately balanced atmosphere since the dawn of the industrial age. It has warmed the earth in ways that has increased moisture in the air and raised sea levels. The connection between CO2 emissions and extreme weather is today indisputable.
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