Former US military leaders have now called on the Bush administration to tackle climate change as a threat to national security. These generals now voice what has long been understood by climate activists: climate change is NOT just an environmental issue. It is an economic, social justice, global security, health and enivornmental issue.
For an adminstration so up in arms to stop terrorism (shameless pun, i know) addressing climate change should be equally as important. According to BBC, “Gen Zinni, a former commander of US Central Command, says: ‘It’s not hard to make the connection between climate change and instability, or climate change and terrorism.’” Duh.
Maybe, just maybe, the Bush administration will wake up to the threat posed by climate change and take smart actions. It’s a longshot, but I have hope.
This story really has done some circulation, perticularly in circles where climate scientists hold no sway. Really facinating report.
I collected numerous resources relavent to these issues recently and they can be found on my blog post.
http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/2007/03/climate-change-strategic-national.html
Yes, you know, it would seem to me that a bunch of generals would tend to have more credibility than, say, liberal pinko scientists or, worse yet, pro-environmental tree huggers
so maybe this will make an impact! We can only hope!
Janis Mara
http://www.ecotality.com