Globalization is to global warming what warm water in the Gulf of Mexico waters was to Hurricane Katrina And, unless we wisely limit rapidly accelerating global trade, we will see equally disastrous and deadly results -- worsening global warming and a continued chemical poisoning of our world. For nearly a generation, the mainstream pro-globalization forces have ignored climate change. Instead we've been bombarded with the virtues of liberalized trade; it drives down prices, increases efficiency, lifts nations out of poverty, and contributes to overall global prosperity. |