globalization & Pynchon?

[calbert at tiac.net]

Doug:

> The dodo and other species in that era fall victim to colonists, who
> populate colonies that are set up as commercial enterprises  for their
> shareholders. Same thing continues today -- corporations destroy the
> environment as they extract profits; it's a theme you find in all of
> Pynchon's novels.

There is a passage in V dealing with the "dog days" of August.....it 
details the toll of various accidents and disasters around the world...I 
cannot glean any intent to make corporations liable.......Why is this 
passage there?

love,
cfa