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23/5/2006

I’m Doing My Inconsequential Part For The Environment

Filed under: — Elissa Smith @ 12:11 pm

This is the funniest article I have ever read. I love the onion.

By Peter Keim May 10, 2006

“…Scientists inform us that the combined effects of fossil-fuel consumption, land clearance, and overfishing the planet’s seas have already ushered in a period of “mass global extinction,” the sixth so far recorded in Earth’s history, and the only one to be entirely man-made. In the next century, between two-thirds and three-fourths of all plant and animal species now in existence could become permanently extinct. But by carefully conserving water with the specially designed low-impact toilet I had installed, I can take comfort in the knowledge that I did what I could do to delay this inevitable global death-age by as many as several nanoseconds. Won’t you join me in this ongoing effort to foster an imperceptible improvement to this doomed and dying planet? You’ll be rewarded with the knowledge that, despite the irreversible effects of centuries of sustained environmental abuse by the human race, individuals, working together, can fight this inevitability in a real, concrete, tiny, and totally ineffective show of unity. Together, we can make an unbelievably negligible difference…”

5/5/2006

Youth Action on Industrial Development

Filed under: — Elissa Smith @ 11:47 am

I said this statement this morning at the UN during a discussion about “Investing in energy and industrial development: challenges and opportunities.

“Youth advocate industrial development that ensures the safety of human health and the ecological integrity of our planet. Industrial Development often contributes to environmental problems, but industries that are aware of their social and environmental responsibility can also be part of the solution. Small-scale and youth led initiatives, financially supported through micro credit schemes, play a vital role in poverty eradication. (more…)

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