Climate; a planet saturated in corporate interests

To: letters@guardian.co.uk

Dear Sir,

Robin Cook notes that it "is a tragedy that at this moment in history the world has to negotiate with an American administration that is saturated in US oil interests" ( If we make global warming history we'll all be better off, 10 June).

However, Cook overlooks a tragedy that is closer to home: the British government is itself saturated in UK oil, and other UK corporate, interests. Moreover, he ignores the tragedy that the British government is colluding with the American administration in promoting corporate interests around the planet - and all at the expense of global climate and the struggle against global poverty.

I look forward to Cook's follow-up articles on the unsustainable nature of endless economic 'growth' - in fact rising economic damage - on a finite planet; not to mention the obstructive tactics of big business to real sustainabilty, and the billions spent by the public relations industry in promoting endless consumer consumption.

Maintaining a media silence on these vital issues will only lead to disaster on a planetary scale.

yours,
David Cromwell