Capitalism threatens all life on the planet - Interview with Professor Guy McPherson

The Peoples Voice ^ | 5/25/14 | Dylan Murphy

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

Professor Garrett makes the controversial point that carbon dioxide emissions, which are a major cause of runaway climate change, can only be stabilized by a complete collapse of the global industrial economy or society builds the equivalent of one nuclear reactor per day.

"Stabilization of carbon dioxide emissions at current rates will require approximately 300 gigawatts of new non-carbon-dioxide-emitting power production capacity annually - approximately one new nuclear power plant (or equivalent) per day," Garrett says. "Physically, there are no other options without killing the economy."

Every week new scientific reports are published that note how industrial civilization is driving us towards catastrophic climate change. Last week the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, announced that March was the first month to surpass global carbon dioxide levels of 400 parts per million since measurements began. This is driving us towards the 2 degree rise in temperature that is seen by many as the upper limit for the planet. In the same week a new study was published in Nature Climate Change which reveals that sea level rise rates are speeding up. This poses a threat to the one billion people who live along shore lines around the world.

[newfreep]

"Guy lives in an off the grid straw bale house..."

Sounds like a story I've read somewhere...

[Leep]

What does it matter, according to this genius, humans are going to go extinct by 2030..?
But before it does please buy his book(s) or visit his blog. Ha ha ha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLC8wJCAMGs

[Leep]

Do these idiots listen to what they say and not know they sound like....well....idiots?

He accomplishes one thing. He actually makes Al Gore sound exciting. :)

[justa-hairyape]

Could not be more wrong. This person gets every single point wrong. Total fail. Typical for post modern pre collapse thinking.

[Libloather]

Because it's the real agenda of the Occutards and hoax deniers. (Although they LOVE the free market enough to score those fancy threads and masks.)

The End of Capitalism - A new world is on its way. We are building it, one day at a time.

[HotHunt]

Well, I wouldn't go THAT far. Al Bore is a real dud.

I went back and read the entire interview with this McPherson guy on The Peoples Voice website. The site appears to be liberal since they are into environmentalism, voting for Bernie Sanders and social justice issues.

But at the end of the interview, McPerson is asked how we should prepare for the extinction of all life on the planet. His reply was, "By living with death in mind." This leaves no doubt that he needs professional help to get in touch with reality.