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One Of The Main Ways In Which I Get Attacked Is By Being Called A Conspiracy Theorist By The Right And The Other Main Attack Is Actually From The Conspiracy Theorists Who Are Really Pissed At Me For Not Admitting That 9/11 Was An Inside Job.

If This Really Is True, Then Greed Really Isn't Good, After All. It Really Isn't The Way To Maximize The Best Possible Outcome. We Really Do Need To Come Together And Act Collectively. Government Isn't Always The Problem. It's Sometimes The Solution. And, So Their Whole Intellectual Scaffolding Collapses. So, They'd Rather Deny The Science.

Public Infrastructure Around The World Is Facing Unprecedented Stress, With Hurricanes, Cyclones, Floods And Forest Fires All Increasing In Frequency And Intensity. It's Easy To Imagine A Future In Which Growing Numbers Of Cities Have Their Frail And Long-neglected Infrastructures Knocked Out By Disasters And Then Are Left To Rot, Their Core Services Never Repaired Or Rehabilitated.

We Have Not Done The Things That Are Necessary To Lower Emissions Because Those Things Fundamentally Conflict With Deregulated Capitalism. ... We Are Stuck Because The Actions That Would Give Us The Best Chance Of Averting Catastrophe - And Would Benefit The Vast Majority - Are Extremely Threatening To An Elite Minority That Has A Stranglehold Over Our Economy, Our Political Process, And Most Of Our Major Media Outlets.

Thing That We Wanted To Do Was Redefine What A Green Job Was, What A Climate Job Was. We Said: "wait A Minute. There's All These People Out There Who Are Doing Low-carbon Work." It's Not Just Guys In Hard Hats Putting Up Solar Panels. Teaching Is Low Carbon. Caring For The Sick Is Low Carbon. Daycare Is A Green Workplace. Overwhelmingly, This Is Work That Is Done By Women, Overwhelmingly Women Of Color, On The Frontlines Of Austerity Clawbacks.