Environment and Workers: The Essential Link [counterpunch.org]
It is not just the 1% elite though. The 99% elected Trump who considers climate change a Chinese hoax, and China is doing more to contain climate change than we are. As long as we wallow in a world of short-sighted self-deception I am afraid there is not much hope for avoiding global disaster. It's Nero fiddling while Rome burns all over again.