Apparently while I was chasing famous people at Monday’s green ball, will.i.am debuted a new song about climate change called “Take Our Planet Back.” Here’s the video:
Yes we can (take our planet back)
will.i.am debuts climate change song 3
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Posted 7:32 PM on 21 Jan 2009
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GreyFlcn Posted 1:03 am
22 Jan 2009
-David Ahlport
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2wheeler Posted 1:49 am
26 Jan 2009
It would be good to have included more examples of positive behaviors (or links to them in a subsequent piece). Each one of us can actively play a role in restoring the planet through our own choices and actions, and it seems like a cop-out to say it is up to the Government to do all the work to "fix it". The actual change will occur when each of us makes more sustainable choices.
The Gore quote about "taxing what we burn, not what we earn", is a positive one because it would incentivize some behaviors that are earth and climate friendly.
The sequel to this video should show Mr. will.i.am getting outside his insular apartment and reconnecting with the planet, the soil, the local ecosystem and working as one person can, to restore it. Walking the talk, as it were.
For example: participating in watershed cleanups, bicycling transportation, changing ALL the light bulbs, tree planting and invasive species removal from public lands and parks-- heck, even driving the expensive electric car(s) he owns would be a positive thing.
For too long individuals have told or convinced themselves that they are powerless to change the planet's health. That it is all someone else's fault or responsibility. Nothing could be further from the truth. "Yes, We Can" shift to sustainability together.
Moving toward sustainability with hopefulness, one revolution at a time.
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YERTmark Posted 1:05 pm
02 Feb 2009
For me, when I see the science behind climate change and resource depletion, then I take a look at our consumption habits, I see a HUGE gap between where we need to be and where we are. And it is getting wider. And the national and international institutions we created to manage so much of our civilization seem ill-equipped to bring about the change that the planet requires of us. What's going on?
Curiously Yours,
Mark
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