3. In the helpful words of G.W. Bush (a man who knows about alcoholism), we are "addicted to oil."
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4. Bush meant addiction in terms of America's energy security but addiction model applies even more in terms of climate.
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5. The alcoholic thinks: "One more drink isn't going to kill me." The alcoholic is right. It's not the one drink, it's the process.
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6. Like alcoholism, our carbon-dependence is behavior that makes short term sense (drink makes us feel better, oil is cheap, strong energy)
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7. This pro-Keystone column is basically saying, "one more oil well isn't going to kill us." http://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/new-language-same-old-story-on-keystone-from-climate-scientists/ …
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@andrew_leach Right, but we're so far from taking serious action on GHGs that argument becomes de facto defense of status quo.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@andrew_leach I think that gets to key issue: I don't see any solution except through movement building (however flawed & limited)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@andrew_leach I agree with the part of your column saying that impact of Keystone is being overstated. That deserves criticism.
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