Core Concept of the MaydayPAC Must Succeed If Clean Energy Is To Prevail

Among other casualties in the U.S. midterms was the MaydayPAC, the self-proclaimed “political action committee to end all political action committees” which hoped to begin the removal of Big Money from the American political process. The relevance here should be obvious: until and unless this goal is accomplished, there is no chance to defeat the propaganda that Big Oil brings to the public discourse on energy.

Even though the project took it on the chin last night, the MaydayPAC’s founder and spokesperson, Lawrence Lessig (pictured here), was philosophical, writing:

Last night was tough. But it will teach us something about how this fight will be won. We’re digging into the data, and we’ll report back when we know something meaningful. But this morning I’m thinking of the words of the American inventor, Charles Kettering: “The only time you mustn’t fail is the last time you try.”

I like his spirit. And I share it. Btw, this isn’t a problem limited to one floundering country (the US). ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, etc. serve (read: exploit) the international community; thus, this is a battle the world’s people cannot afford to lose.