http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/us/25voices.html?ref=us
Patty Whitney is either very dumb or very brave. A community organizer in Louissiana, she dared to broach the subject of alternative energy at a conference panel that included oil conglomerate ConocoPhillips.
“We are constantly told, ‘You have to adapt to coastal land loss, you have to adapt because of the oil leak, you have to adapt to the new situation,’ ” she said. “When is our government going to adapt to new energy sources that aren’t harmful to our environment and the people who depend upon the environment?”
I recently posted something on Facebook about how martyrdom is not meant to inspire people to hold fast to their faith but to highlight the injustices that got the martyrs killed in the first place. That is exactly what Patty has done. Many people who are financed by oil interests are trying their hardest to "stick to their faith" and say that this disaster won't happen again and that the damage can be repaired. What if its a sign that its time we as a nation moved to something a little more sustainable and a lot less harmful?
No comments:
Post a Comment