Beyond Record Hot – “Shocking and Strange”

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28. We have only one chance to slow this down

As Bernie has said; our most pressing issue is climate change, and that isn't even on the DLC/ DNC's radar. The science and evidence is clear: if we don't take fairly drastic steps immediately, rising global temperatures will very swiftly (within the next decade or two) lead to massive floods, droughts, global military conflict, a refugee crisis unlike any the world has ever seen, lost coastal communities, stronger storms, global famine, and ultimately ecological collapse which will in turn cause atmospheric collapse (not enough oxygen to sustain life). Ocean flora provides 65% of our oxygen, rain forests the other 35%. We're destroying the latter for cattle feed and pasture and palm oil plantations at a completely unsustainable rate. The former is being destroyed by rising sea temperatures, pollution and biodiversity loss. Our economy won't be much of an issue when there isn't enough oxygen to fill our lungs or those of any other species on the planet.


Meanwhile, Hillary had spent much of her time as Secretary of State pushing Fracking on Nations that didn't want it. Why become a champion of fracking-which is contributing to climate change-instead of championing clean renewable energy tech as Bernie does? After all, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, and Saudi Arabia all plan to be off fossil fuels in 5-6 years, and Burlington Vermont has already made the switch. Simple: the fossil fuel barons want to keep us hooked until they can have their next "control the world must have" commodity, and that will be FRESH WATER. Michael Burry knows this: http://www.bustle.com/articles/133631-what-is-michael-burry-doing-today-the-big-short-character-is-still-weary-of-the-financial. How do you make fresh water scarce during a time when glaciers are melting at a record pace? Frack the shit out of the planet! Fracking uses vast amounts of fresh water and poisons what it does use to such a degree that it will never be usable again for much of anything. Fracking turns the remaining water on earth into The New Oil. What did George W. Bush do as soon as he left office? He bought a vast lake of fresh water in Patagonia. Why is Flint still saddled with toxic water? Because the establishment wants to see how the whole thing plays out before they try the experiment on a Grand Scale.

ISIS, the stock market, Iran, and so many others issues that are made out to be "of greatest concern" don't hold a candle to climate change in terms of urgency. Bernie is the right candidate at the right time. Hillary is a one way ticket to swift global extinctions.