This weeks entry is more serious than previous but i feel strongly about the issues and in just a few minutes you too can do your part. And its all done online and since most of us spend a good part of our day on the internet it might spark some interest.
All issues deal with climate change and WILL effect everyone, no matter what, at the stage we've let it get too is already a joke and if more people just take 5 minutes to act eventually the problem will be dealy with properly and efficiently.
First link here deals with deforestation of the amazon rainforest, which of course will lead to the acceleration of global warming.
"In early June, the Brazilian Congress amended and approved a bill, originally introduced to grant land title rights to 300,000 properties that have been established illegally across approximately 67 million hectares of public land in the Amazon. The rules set by the Provisional Measure (MP) number 458, will add pressure to the Amazon and make it even more vulnerable to deforestation. The bill, which awaits President Lula's signature, may be perceived as an open invitation for the invasion of public lands in the region.
Read more about it and take action.
Secondly, this is for all those hoping to career in IT, software etc etc, the following parahraph explains how the IT companys could be more greener therefore creating more jobs and a healthier planet, WIN WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Google, Microsoft and IBM are amongst the largest and most influential of US companies in terms of market share, numbers of employees and contribution to GDP.
We expect them to be leading the field in this area, and yet they have not spoken out against the Chamber of Commerce's position. They are all members, and IBM are actually on their
Board of Directors. we need them to take a public stance against the position of the chamber, as many
other companies have already done, including Apple.
Additionally, none of the companies are lobbying for strong enough action on climate change. The closest any of them have come so far is Google, who have
produced a 2030 plan, which is a start, but it is not clear to us how they are pushing this plan, and the climate needs more urgent action. None of these companies have said that mandatory cuts of the levels that
the science says we need are necessary, acheivable and good for business.
When companies of this size say something, you can be sure that politicians will listen, so the question is why are they so silent on this issue, when it is clear that they have a business interest in addressing CO2 emissions? We think the companies with the most potential for a positive influence should also be heard, in public and as loudly and frequently as possible.
heres the link for anyone looking for more info or to sign the petition in a few seconds. After you've signed the petition, try writing directly to
Google,
IBM and
Microsoft in particular.
Anyway,the days of running around causing anarchy to get things changed are still here but just to not get arrested its probaly better to just do online activism and since it takes minutes its not even a hassle!
Apologies for the really serious entry on a dreaded monday morning but had to put something up about this eventually, got it annoys me that people wont take a few minutes to sign a petition for there own benefit
....................................................but anyway till next week bye bye
