Klimahysteriet gir nye muligheter for det rike Vesten til å undertrykke u-land. Climate Care er dyktige i så måte: de jobber bl.a. for å motarbeide bruk av maskiner i landbruket i India.
-Climate Care celebrates the fact that it encourages the Indian poor to use their own bodies rather than machines to irrigate the land. Its website declares: ‘Sometimes the best source of renewable energy is the human body itself. With some lateral thinking, and some simple materials, energy solutions can often be found which replace fossil fuels with muscle-power.’ (2) To show that muscle power is preferable to machine power, the Climate Care website features a cartoon illustration of smiling naked villagers pedalling on a treadle pump next to a small house that has an energy-efficient light bulb and a stove made from ‘local materials at minimal cost’. Climate Care points out that even children can use treadle pumps: ‘One person – man, woman or even child – can operate the pump by manipulating his/her body weight on two treadles and by holding a bamboo or wooden frame for support.’ (3)
Tilbake til steinalderen altså. Climate Care får selvsagt støtte via karbonkjøp når man kjøper flybilletter. Les hele artikkelen på det utmerkede nettmagasinet Spiked.
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