Thoughtocracy http://www.thoughtocracy.com Thoughts about the Convergence of Climate Change, Mass Extinction, and Peak Oil Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:27:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Humorous Video on Wind Power http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2012/01/10/humorous-video-on-wind-power/ http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2012/01/10/humorous-video-on-wind-power/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:27:22 +0000 thinker http://www.thoughtocracy.com/?p=176 This is really clever.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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]]> http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2012/01/10/iran-and-the-west-rediscover-oil-as-weapon/feed/ 0 Spoofed Vote4Energy commercial puts pressure on Big Oil http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2012/01/09/spoofed-vote4energy-commercial-puts-pressure-on-big-oil/ http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2012/01/09/spoofed-vote4energy-commercial-puts-pressure-on-big-oil/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:06:28 +0000 thinker http://www.thoughtocracy.com/?p=172 Click here to view the embedded video.

PolluterWatch.com (a project of Greenpeace that holds polluters accountable for the work they’re doing to block the transition from the dirty fossil fuels of the past to the clean energy sources of the future) recently spoofed an oil ad meant to sway US voters towards the interests of Big Oil.

Philip Radford (Executive Director, Greenpeace) announced this spoof ad on the HuffingtonPost.com website under the title “Trimming Astroturf From the American Petroleum Institute’s ‘Vote 4 Energy’ Ad”.

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The pipeline obviously represents a huge commercial interest, and they are willing to fight for the money invovled.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19162-2005Jan18.html. Climate change is attacked on political grounds when it becomes inconvenient for economies.

]]> http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2011/08/30/politicizing-science/feed/ 0 Bolivian Glaciers Melting http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/12/21/bolivian-glaciers-melting/ http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/12/21/bolivian-glaciers-melting/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:49:56 +0000 thinker http://www.thoughtocracy.com/?p=162 The ski season ended in 1998, and within 20 years, experts expect the ice to be gone. Water shortages are bound to follow. Crisis looms for Bolivia as glaciers melt.

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]]> http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/12/11/polluted-waters/feed/ 0 Corruption in Nigeria http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/12/08/corruption-in-nigeria/ http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/12/08/corruption-in-nigeria/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:53:02 +0000 thinker http://www.thoughtocracy.com/?p=157 The longstanding practice of bribery in the oil industry is discussed in this 10-minute Frontline excerpt. It is interesting for another reason: Dick Cheney undoubtedly had full knowledge of this and still he has managed to deny direct involvement.

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]]> http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/11/28/gasoline-powered-lawn-mowers/feed/ 0 Designed for the Dump http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/11/11/designed-for-the-dump/ http://www.thoughtocracy.com/2010/11/11/designed-for-the-dump/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:21:16 +0000 thinker http://www.thoughtocracy.com/?p=152 A nicely produced video emphasizing the need for less intrusive manufacturing and consumption patterns:

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