Global Warming, Global Action...Today!

This is not a treatise. Bless Al Gore, the case is finally made. And, as Senator John McCain said emphatically recently, the debate is over!

Now to action. We must applaud the crusaders in America: business, mayors, civil society, et al.
The White House must now join the fold. Better late than never. We can sympathise with their track record in the matter - it isn't untypical of the hawks in the corridors of power. But, as is now so typical, they are on the isolationist fare again! Time to climb down with courage, folks, the world needs the US on this. And the New Congress is with the rest of the Globe!

The State of California deserves a special "Thank You" from us all. And, yes, so does Downing Street for the Stern Review (Sir Nicholas Stern was the former Chief Economist of the World Bank). We must thank the EU for its consistency and courage in the journey so far. Keep it up, dear comrades, you balance the world!

China, India, Russia and Brazil must take their rightful place in this business of saving our planet for both present and future generations. The evidence calls for urgent collaboration and genuine complementarity. But leadership must come from the largest polluters. No dilly dally.

Action Time is NOW!

Legacy: Is Bair bound to Bush?

One of my favourite prime ministers is in a bind! Tony Blair must be wondering what led him to George Bush or, better still, why he over-stretched the Clinton-Blair coziness to the war led by President Bush. He must really wonder! The twists and turns this day are no sweet portends.

It's bad news all the way from Washington to London, and around the world, for both tough leaders. Iraq, accept or not, has failed. So has Afghanistan. There are some chances of positive possibilities, but only if the White House be willing to change course AND, especially, talking to Iran and Syria.

As Tony Blair and George Bush ponder their legacy and review their political past & fortune, things don't look good. We may have need to feel for them but we cannot make their legacy for them!

So, where are things heading or pointing for both men? Dreary, it seems. Why? Apart from the obvious issues in the public domain, to wit the wobbling war on terror, there is the small matter of Mr Blair lacking any leverage with Mr Bush - despite his seeming staunch, some say blind loyalty! Not on global warming. Not on debt relief. Not on the International Criminal Court or War Crimes Court. Not on the wider Middle East question. Not on UN Reforms. The list seems endless - according to their critics.

I do feel for them, though. Let's still wish them the bloom of the silver lining.

The Environment

If condolences and commiserations go to all those who have fallen victims of the extreme and destructive weather situations around the globe, condemnation and clarion calls must go to our leaders for failing us in the critical challenges of The Environment.

If we are in the dark about the secret experiments and clandestine tests by various interests and powers, we now see enough evidence and have more than enough reasons to act. Pray, we must now ACT.

The devastation we witness these days is horrendous. So, how can any body in leadership and policy position fail to be moved to act? Incredible!

What kind of business mission or plan profits unconscionably from the destruction of our joint planet and common habitat? Frightening!

Now is the time for citizens to rise to ACTION. It should now be an article of faith in elections: Let's use our VOTES to save the world by putting environment-friendly leaders in office, and removing agents of global warming from power...everywhere!

Pollutants beware!!!