Has anyone else read “Ministry for the Future,” by Kim Stanley Robinson? It is depressingly realistic.
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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Fossil fuel industry using ‘disinformation campaign’ to slow green transition, says UN
(www.theguardian.com)
Elsewhere in the world, they've gone as far as to have activists murdered. We need to be realistic about the kind of people we're dealing with.