WI:Rise of Radical Eco-Terrorism in the 21st century

First, make things environmentally worse.

A different US President during the 72 Oil embargo, and a US less involved in Vietnam, or perhaps more successful in Vietnam.

Reaction is Military Action, against OPEC by US.

Initially successful, but turns into a long term low intensity war with decreased Oil Production Globally as many Countries decide not to pursue Oil exploration due to possibility of take over by US.

Greater world hatred of US.

Soviet Union limps along long enough on higher Oil Revenues to really foul their environment.

Communism dominant in much of the world, with resulting major ecological degradation continuing for decades longer.

US turning to greater Coal Production, and greater Nuclear use, with resultant increased ecological degradation in US and a few more Nuclear Accidents, with one, or two being truly momentous.

And so, with life miserable, globally, as far as the environment is concerned, as a response Radical Eco-Terrorism becomes a reality.

So, we all live in dirty cities, with dirty water, dirty air, high fuel prices, mass extinctions, with both Capitalism and Communism seen as failed examples of how humanity should organize itself.

On the positive side, the politics of envy likely would not have arisen for while America would be hated very much, it would not be due to its success, but because of its empire of might, so likely no Muslim Extremists, no Theocratic Iran, Etc. Just a real-politic dog eat dog world where only the rich, or politically well connected have there vacation home or corresponding dachas in clean, pretty places.
 
Top