The Secret Of The Green, Green Grass Of Home

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