In fact, it seems like the world is moving in exactly the opposite direction. Los Amigos de la Tierra called the COP21 conference in Paris a “farse,” and Vía Campesina, the worldwide coordinator of campesino movements , was equally as severe. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/12/20/opinion/020a1mun The New Internationalist blasted the Paris deal as an “epic fail on a planetary scale.” http://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2015/12/12/cop21-paris-deal-epi-fail-on-planetary-scale/ And back home, due to consumer behavior, the push is underway to roll back the CAFE mandates: Surging demand for trucks and SUVs fueled by cheap gasoline is holding back improvements in U.S. fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions, a government report due out on Wednesday is expected to show. The disconnect between consumer demand for larger, less efficient vehicles and the Obama administration’s climate goals […]