| A long time ago travelers came back from | | | | Richard Branson has recently sat before the |
| their trips speaking of great riches and | | | | UN making a grand suggestion of a War Room |
| abundant acres waiting for people to make | | | | approach to finding a fix for global warming |
| their homes on them. Since then millions have | | | | and is receiving worthy attention that may |
| crossed the great seas and trekked across | | | | actually be acted upon. |
| miles of country to begin a new life in these | | | | |
| rich lands. | | | | "This is just as important as stopping |
| | | | nuclear proliferation. This is just as |
| To assist these migrants in their endeavours | | | | important as stopping terrorism," New York |
| the industrial age began and with it | | | | City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. (MSN) The |
| automation and oil and then began the slow | | | | main difference is global warming is truly |
| decline of the very air we breathe. In many | | | | visible unlike the so called missiles of mass |
| lands children are so filled with | | | | destruction etc. Where were they again, oh |
| contaminants that we are seeing a beginning | | | | they are hidden, right! |
| of a new legacy of decay and destruction. | | | | |
| | | | "In such a case of emergency, leadership is |
| America refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol | | | | needed," said Kerim, a Macedonian diplomat |
| and President George Bush is not alone in the | | | | and economics professor. "This planet does |
| blame here although as the leader of one of | | | | not know where the borders are."(MSN) Unlike |
| the biggest destroyers of our air along with | | | | humanity who forge their own! |
| China, he has to carry the shame of America. | | | | |
| But then for the longest time in his eyes | | | | To be honest if every man, woman and child do |
| there was no such thing as global warming and | | | | not do their part and actually drive their |
| all the evidence to the contrary was being | | | | favourite politicians to approve of a |
| presented by reactionaries and as such not to | | | | positive action in all industrialized nations |
| be taken seriously. | | | | especially in the US and China all these |
| | | | protocols and war rooms will be just for show |
| The US has been classified as the greediest | | | | and may as well go up in smoke like our world |
| country in the world with the amount of | | | | currently is. |
| fossil fuels that are used in proportion to | | | | |
| population and refusal to join other | | | | We can all start by increasing the drive for |
| countries in an all out effort to combat | | | | recycling paper, plastic, glass, cans and |
| global warming. The fact that America has | | | | anything else that the recycling centers |
| left it up to individuals and companies alike | | | | approve of and this will be a positive start |
| to make their own choices in the way of | | | | in the best direction of forward momentum. |
| cleaning up the US is sad and pathetic and | | | | The lake of plastic that is floating in the |
| typical of politicians who do not want to be | | | | South Pacific has to be reduced and others |
| true leaders. Oh; what was the reason they | | | | prevented from forming or else we will not |
| were voted into office? | | | | have oceans to enjoy and wildlife may become |
| | | | extinct as so many are already on the red |
| Wonder what the next President will do for | | | | list of endangered species. |
| global warming? America likes to do things in | | | | |
| a big way, so maybe the next President will | | | | The green green grass of home may someday |
| do something really big for reducing global | | | | become a category in museums all over the |
| warming. Especially if she / he is not | | | | world and one has to agree that this would |
| connected to the oil companies and not swayed | | | | not be a very acceptable outcome of a journey |
| by lobbyists. | | | | that commenced many moons ago. |
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