Thirty years ago yesterday was the worst nuclear accident in US history at Three Mile Island. Twenty years ago last Tuesday was the worst petroleum transport accident in US history with Exxon Valdez. In a solar economy, it's hard to imagine what the worst accident would be. But it wouldn't cause billions of dollars of damages, that's for damn sure. Democracy Now! had programs marking both anniversaries this week ( program segment on Three Mile Island , Exxon Valdez), and perhaps what's most striking is how little we've learned, how little impact such disasters have had.
Indeed, even though the environmental movement is relatively well-regarded, and everyone wants to be seen as an environmentalist, is striking just how utterly environmental views, values and considerations have been sidelined in our political culture, a fact that these two anniversaries throw into sharp relief.
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