Essential Dissent

Subscribe to Essential Dissent Share this video to email, Facebook, Twitter, or embed into your website. Click the wedge-shaped icon under bottom right of video. See Part 2 of Global Warming and Economic Cooling Left Forum 2011 Pace University, NYC March 18-20, 2011 This is a truncated version of a panel which did not go as planned. Winona LaDuke was unable to attend, and because Gelvin Stevenson made extensive use of copyrighted materials in his PowerPoint presentation, I have decided not to post the video. From the Left Forum 2011 Website: * Gelvin Stevenson - Clear Skies Group, Inc.; Community Resources Exchange; Cherokee National Historical Society * Michael Tanzer - Tanzer Economic Associates * Winona LaDuke - Native, anti-nuke and clean energy activist The framework for this panel is that there are basic similarities, as well as important differences, between the crises of climate change and that of the global economy. Some of the commonalities explored are the focus on a short time horizon, denials of the existence of a serious problem, incorrect identification of the villains, and the danger of "tipping points" being reached beyond which situations spiral out of control. Interactions between the two crises are also explored, e.g., use of the economic crisis as an excuse to avoid steps to help curb the climate crisis. Finally, strategies are discussed for dealing with both crises. See all Left Forum 2011 videos on Essential Dissent View this and related videos at http://essentialdissent.blogspot.com