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If capitalism is cause of climate change, then what's the solution?
2014-11-10 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Week: What are the causes of climate change? That may sound like a simple question to answer: carbon emissions, duh. But when we think of the ur-culprit of climate change, we would have to point the finger at a global economic system built on resource extraction and consumption. And if capitalism is the problem, then what's the solution? These were the questions that ran through my mind as I read Naomi Klein's new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism Versus the Climate. The title alone would seem...
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