Kucinich: Oily Apocalypse or Green Wave? + Why Do We Distance Ourselves from the Oil Disaster?

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by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Washington, May 25, 2010

Kucinich: We Must Look to the Consequences of our own Demand and Consumption

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives about the ongoing ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico:

“We are now in the 36th day of a man-made environmental disaster which is fast becoming an ecological apocalypse for countless species of marine life. The ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico cannot survive wave after wave of toxic substances hitting the beaches.

“The ultimate surprise is not that it happened. Oil companies, and Democratic and Republican administrations, refuse responsibility and rejected alternatives. In this privatization of the natural world, damage to sea life is the cost of doing business. The ultimate horror is that we can’t stop the oil flood, won’t stop consumption of oil products and fail to admit the limits of technology.

“This is a morality play writ large as environmental collapse becomes the new normal. Can we realistically look to Washington alone to protect the natural world? More permits for offshore drilling have been issued. We must look to the consequences of our own demand and consumption: the energy we use, the kind of cars we drive, the products we buy, the food we eat, and our individual impact on the natural world.

“We can seize this moment. We as individuals can begin a green wave of sustainability to save the planet–and ourselves.”

Video is available here. [see below]

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Oily Apocalypse or Green Wave?

DJKucinich — May 25, 2010 — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made this statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives about the ongoing ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Kucinich: Why Do We Distance Ourselves from the Oil Disaster?

by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Washington, May 26, 2010

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives about the ongoing ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico:

“The theologian Thomas Berry wrote that the great work of our lives is to reconcile with nature, to come to establish a communion with every living species on the planet–with all humans, all animals, with the plants, with the land, the air and the water.

“As children with a common creator we are part of every living thing. This requires reverence for the natural world. When we look at the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, we learn how far we must journey to reconcile with nature.

“The false doctrine of subduing the natural world puts us in danger of extinction because it ultimately attacks the precondition of human existence, and because it separates us from an understanding of the essential interconnectedness of all life. So we’re lulled into distancing ourselves from the oil disaster, from its effects on the natural world, from its effects on future generations.

“Nature’s god is not just up there, but it is in all of us. And only when we truly understand the deep significance of the Deep Water Horizon disaster, will we be prepared to take a new direction, not only with our energy policies, but with our way of life.”

Video is available here. [see below]

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Kucinich responds to BP Oil Spill

DJKucinich — May 26, 2010 — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made this statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives about the ongoing ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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