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To put that into perspective, about 120,000 people are displaced every day in the middle east because of a mess ultimately created in the pursuit of oil interes
by chmod775 8y ago
To put that into perspective, about 120,000 people are displaced every day in the middle east because of a mess ultimately created in the pursuit of oil interests.
That's one Fukoshima every day.
Apparently the US felt that hundreds of thousands dead, millions displaced, and democratic governments overthrown was an acceptable price for slightly cheaper oil. I fully expect that calculation to come out the same when climate refugees are considered.
The lengths we'll go to for cheap energy and car culture, right?
- jplayer01 8y agoNot sure why you were downvoted. You're entirely right. Oil is incredibly destructive for the environment and society, yet it's accepted because that's just how things are.
- phkahler 8y agoOur entire civilization runs on energy, mostly from coal and oil. Until recently it was not feasible to use alternatives. Change takes time.
- pogden 8y agoDo you have a source for that number? UNHCR lists 44,400 displacements per day worldwide in 2017 [0]. [0] http://www.unhcr.org/globaltrends2017/ http://www.unhcr.org/globaltrends2017/
- chmod775 8y agoI just took the first number I found in the excerpt of an article in my Google results. Since I can't find it anymore I'll say that my number is very likely wrong and your's is right. Sadly can't edit my post anymore though.