I finally realised the true power of the internet today. Clearly, this was what the web was made for this is what presidential campaigning is all about - Choose our Campaign Song.
Update 22/05/07 - The battle for online presence marches forward here…
You don’t need to be a surgeon general to know that fat inactive kids make fat inactive adults creating a burden for the rest of us and the public medical system.
Beside that, who wants half of the population to be unhealthy and unhappy? It’s funny to watch fat people struggle up stairs and take up two seats on a train, but at times it’s inconvenient and sometimes I want to slap that cheeseburger or bucket of chips out of their chubby hands.
As you already know there are two countries which haven’t signed the Kyoto Treaty, the US (surprise surprise) and Australia!
What a shame! Some 120 + countries managed to sign it!
For a country that is really quite mordern and forward looking in its approaches, it is unbelievable that Australia will not support such a treaty. And why?
Simple. “It would cost jobs”, according to John Howard. Or maybe it had something to do with the fact that the US didn’t ratify the treaty either. Either way,what a joke, saying it would cost jobs. I remember years ago, actually now decades ago, someone saying Australia had the potential to become a banana republic. Maybe that comment, in light of its current stance on global warming is not so far from the truth.
Australia has so much potential to become a leader in environmental issues. It should already be leading the solar energy race, but it isn’t. It is far behind Western Europe on many other environmental issues. Australia is one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world on a per capita basis.
What a shame - isn’t it time to do something against this????
Well you can, but start small:
- Reduce your impact AT HOME
- Reduce your impact WHILE ON THE MOVE
- Help bring about change LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
Here are some quick facts about the affects of global warming:
- The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years.
- Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places like the Colombian Andes, 7,000 feet above sea level.
- At least 279 species of plants and animals are already responding to global warming, moving closer to the poles
For more info look here or here www.stopglobalwarming.org
