Monday 22 April 2013

Earth Day 2013 – Climate Change vs. The Money Jungle


TODAY IS Earth Day 2013. Born on 22nd April 1970, Earth Day is 43 years old. “More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.” claims the American environmental movement, Earth Day Network

Climate change is a controversial subject that has just as many sceptics as it has believers. Trying to research the facts leads me to a conclusion that it would be far easier trying to solve who killed JFK. Government forecast models compiled decades ago have proven to be extremely over estimated, though we all bear witness to changes in the weather and evidence of the polar icecaps and glaciers melting. Could it be the debate is more about politics and power rather than science or the truth? 

“People are basically vehicles to just create money, which must create more money, to keep the whole thing from falling apart, which is what’s happening. There is no profit under the current paradigm in saving lives, putting balance on this planet, having justice or peace or anything else. You have to create problems to create profit.” This is the Money Jungle

One fact remains uncontested though, that on our current evolutionary path we will run out of energy sometime in the future if we fail to act. We must reduce the production of energy from fossil fuels and increase the production by renewable energy.

Happy Earth Day 

(Note to self: participate in a "civic observance")

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