Big tech rhetoric
mercredi 22 septembre 2021 à 02:00*Big tech's pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds.*
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*Big tech's pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds.*
Climate protesters glued themselves to highways near London. The government called this *irresponsible and dangerous*.
If you want to see something irresponsible and dangerous in Britain, look at the government's inadequate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The standard to judge by is not whether other governments are worse. Nature sets an absolute standard, and even though we have not determined exactly how much reduction is needed, we know that humanity overall is on track for failure.
Arguing for a wealth tax in the UK on the wealthiest 1%.
And a windfall profits tax for businesses that profited from Covid-19 and lockdowns.
Three Democrats in the House have blocked giving Medicare the power to negotiate bulk purchases of medicines. They all have close ties to Big Pharma.
More problems with the notional city of the future that a billionaire wants to build in the US southwest.
These are in addition to the problems of water scarcity and wildfires.