Crude Awakening
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Speaking of gargantuan corporations, Fortune’s Global 500 proves our planet’s economy is completely unsustainable.
Seven oil companies: Holland (1) UK (4) France (6) China (9) and the U.S. (2, 5 & 7) are in the top 10. These giants exploit nonrenewable resources. #3 is big-box retailer Wal-Mart, under siege by environmental and local activists. Dutch financial services titan, ING (see #1) is #8. The world’s largest car company, from tiny Japan – which could be car-free, is #10.
By 20 we get 4 more oil/energy companies and 3 more car manufacturers. If you are horrified, or at least care, watch the award winning documentary The End of Suburbia. Even if you don’t buy the logic of “peak oil production” (which I don’t) or Who Killed the Electric Car (which I do), it’s a revelation.
Sustainability is #1 in a series of 19 Blogs, in no particular order, of answers to “Why GoHuman.com?”. A shocking recommendation by company #43 is next.
Picture of Crude Awakening – a Burning Man Event
Reason #2; Reason #3; Reason #4; Reason #5; Reason #6; Reason #7; Reason #8; Reason #9; Reason #10; Reason #11; Reason #12
