Why do people let giant corporations--profiting from fossil fuels--get away with destroying our planet?

Question

A 4 or 5 degree centigrade rise in temperature in the Permian Era unleashed most of the methane on Earth, killing off most life forms. Many scientists think this could happen again this century. Why are college students not demonstrating, holding rallies and marches? Governments listen when the multitudes talk loudly.

Answer 1

Very good point. Unfortunately people are blinded by capitalism, marketing, advertising and ideals. Money rules the world, despite it being worth nothing if we ruin the planet. More awareness is needed in the general population to put pressure on the government and the corporations. People just use what they can buy without questioning the impact. It's all about buying power. The answer may lie in more revolutionary corporations leading the way to alternatives.

Answer 2

Big Business has too much influence on Government Policies and that results in the government eliminating the competition for development of other forms of fuel or energy sources. The special interest groups backed by corporations convince lawmakers that it is too costly to switch to alternative fuel sources, even though we indirectly and directly subsidize fossil fuels. Lawmakers are mostly thinking in the short term rather than thinking in the long term in their cost analysis and profit is the greatest motive. The long term costs of using fossil fuels include negative effects on health and environment, and the lack of sustainability seems to be completely ignored. College students do bring up these issues but remember also that Universities and Colleges are also backed by (funded by) government and Big business and so there is a control over the information and research that students have access to and there frequently is no financial reward for students to focus on these issues. The education system is also in a big decline in the USA compared to other industrialized countries.

Answer 3

Do it ,u will seal even a worst Faith. If the big corporations don't make a profit they will go out of business. U would not work for nothing ,would u ? Look at Ford they are going under because of those good unions.Soon your job will be in completion with the whole world .

Answer 4

First of all its not the giant corporations that are destroying our planet its the billions of people who drive cars that are destroying it. The corporations just supply an activity that is demanded by the billions of people worldwide and who's to say that they can't profit off of the use of oil if its going to be used one way or another.

Answer 5

Anything with a board of directors and profit incentives can't be all good.

We are screwing ourselves over for a buck.
Shooting ourselves in the herd.
Stepping on our own ducks.
Cutting off our nose to spite our finch.
Kicking ourselves in the asparagus beetle.

For the almighty dollar we're ruining it for everybody and everything, and people who deny it are three fries short of a Happy Meal.
Have a nice day.

Answer 6

you already know lets restoration all this hysteria. All we favor to do is locate fossil fuels to abort fetus's and the finished warming element ought to end. no longer even the 'end of the international' ought to get contained in the way of liberals screwing inspite of and each and every time and then aborting the party leftovers.

Answer 7

But nobody listens to students, except other students.

Answer 8

because money talks and the wealthy rule the world making decisions that are unethical

Answer 9

Don't blame them they don't set the demand, geeze let me guess you worship our faithfull media??