Most of the media is owned by entertainment conglomerates so being critical about the interests of other arms of the same corporation is impossible. I think that when you have a nation that has gagged its scientists from speaking freely, that's the primary indicator as who is trying to manipulate what. Thinking critically about carbon credits: while I'm sure there's lots of ways for the ultra wealthy to manipulate that system I find the idea that this is some type of green conspiracy to be conspiracist thinking in the first place. Let's face it - the idea of stopping poorer nations from pumping more carbon into the planet is an environmental agenda issue. What's more damaging - to continually mine, frack, and drill into mountains or to engage in carbon credits?
I think at the end of the day this entire discussion is impossible. Either you believe the species currently attempting to live on this planet is getting screwed over royally by the interests of energy billionaires, or you think everything's just fine, that the billionaires should be allowed to do what they do; because, it's those crazy environmentalists who are the real evil. What's more probable? What's more rational?
Here's the tar sands - does this look good, and right and healthy or is this the evil?
I'm entirely tired and bored with the discussion to be honest. Either you love the planet and want our environment to be healthier or you are on the side of the billionaire who wants deregulation so they can frack up your backyard if they need to. Those are my choices. I realize other people make their own variables. Good luck to all is what I say. I'm done with this discussion. It keeps circling back to defending the billionaire and calling the environmentalist the demon. Well I am the environmentalist and I know the environmentalists and we don't live in the same world as those who believe in green conspiracies. Please, think about it - saving trees, cleaner air - is that what this conspiracy is about? Or should the billionaire be given the free hand; because, they have proven over decades and decades of outright environmental slaughter and toxicity that they are to be trusted with your, our best interests?