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THC 97: Guy McPherson | Environmental Degradation, Ocean Acidification, & Collapse
Military Industrial Complex, Global Footprints and Lack of Agency
Online calculators reveal that living in the United States significantly inflates an individual's ecological footprint compared to living in France or Kenya, regardless of personal habits. This is largely due to systemic factors like the energy required for the military-industrial complex and the climate control of commercial buildings. McPherson argues that citizens in places like Bismarck, North Dakota, have no control over these massive institutional expenditures that drive environmental degradation.