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Michael T. Klare is a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and the author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Dependence on Imported Petroleum (Owl Books). This is the second of a two-part series; the first part can be found here.
[Posted By ShiftShapers]Republished from TomDispatch.com
Not “Islamo-fascism” but “Energo-fascism“—the heavily militarized global struggle over diminishing supplies of energy—will dominate world affairs (and darken the lives of ordinary citizens) in the decades to come. This is so because top government officials globally are increasingly unwilling to rely on market forces to satisfy national energy needs and are instead assuming direct responsibility for the procurement, delivery, and allocation of energy supplies. The leaders of the major powers are ever more prepared to use force when deemed necessary to overcome any resistance to their energy priorities. In the case of the United States, this has required the conversion of our armed forces into a global oil-protection service; two other significant expressions of emerging Energo-fascism are: the arrival of Russia as an “energy superpower” and the repressive implications of plans to rely on nuclear power.
Energy Haves and Have-nots
With global demand for energy constantly rising and supplies contracting (or at least failing to keep pace), the world is being ever more sharply divided into two classes of nations: the energy haves and have-nots. The haves are the nations with sufficient domestic reserves (some combination of oil, gas, coal, hydro-power, uranium, and alternative sources of energy) to satisfy their own requirements…
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Posted by ShiftShapers on Thursday, January 18th 2007
Keep in mind that Pachamama is working on this one too. Deadly storms hit Europe last week. People lost electricity, some people died, etc etc etc BUT :
British freighter carrying hazardous cargo almost released its load. The 62,000-tonne cargo ship was transporting 2,394 containers, whose contents included 1,700 tonnes of hazardous industrial and agricultural chemicals. The 275-metre container ship developed long gashes on both sides just above the water line during stormy weather on Thursday and has since been under tow. French officials said a long oil slick had spilt from the vessel into the English Channel.
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It’s not energy fascism, Michael, it’s Fossil Fuel Fascism. Energy and Fossil Fuel no same. Por favor.
How you could believe that Top Government Officials have EVER relied on “market forces” is beyond moi. Is that off the charts ridiculous or what?
The Armed Forces of the United States, last I heard, had been converted to Dead or Permanently Disabled due to the use of Depleted Uranium munitions. The MIC is increasingly having to rely on the UN and local SOA graduates to perpetuate their business models.