How Capitalism Makes Catastrophes Non-Catastrophic (Key Data Point for Energy/Climate Debate)

"One of the greatest and most unheralded successes of industrial capitalism is making our climate eminently livable. The mass-production of sturdy, weather-proof buildings … the universal availability of heating and air conditioning … the ability to flee the most vicious storms through modern transportation … the protection from drought through modern irrigation … the protection from disease through modern sanitation–all of these have led to a 99 percent reduction in the number of climate-related deaths over the last century."