Thanks dear Carol, for writing this in 05!
once upon a time
a very long time ago
a tree
a very special tree
decided to walk
and walk and walk
it came upon
a sound so clear
crying, crying
in its ears
oh cousin
of mine
why do you cry
is the ground not
good
is the ground too dry?
are your roots parched
but you look so green
"ah...the earth
the earth so mean
is not taking care
of our young ones you know
I cry for them
I cry so
My roots will have water
My heart will not be sad
Oh said the traveller
Oh, Oh and with all
Her might
She hugged him so
Her leaves were gone
She understoood
She too had cried
She too had stood
In land so barren
Caused by humans
So she decided to travel
To spread the word
Take care of the world
Take care of the woods
She hugged each tree
As she spied them in tears
Told them to pray
And eased all their fears
There's a human you know
Who will work for us
A Darcy boy
One we can trust
The two trees talked
for hours on end
The traveller left
The tears were dried
They knew a young man
Who would try and try and try!!
2009/12/27
2009/12/18
Update @ Copenhagen
An email this morning from long-time sustainability activists Ryan Sisson..
Things are expected to move fast here today.
Consensus among most NGO's and attendees here at the People's Summit is that No deal will be better than a bad deal. Timelines will be key moving forward to ensure that the talks don't drag on for years.
Will they pin an agreement down now or drag it on until COP 16? There has been speculation that COP 16 in Mexico could be moved up by 6 months. At a briefing last night UN Climate Director to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said that the UN would support the move but it would depend on the host country's ability to hold it earlier. US negotiators are hiding behind Congress and Senate timelines claiming they don't have a mandate and 6 mths would be too soon. The gap between developing and developed nations is very wide.
COP15 will likely be known as a disaster for poorer nations. Funding committments of 100B from developed nations as announced by Sec. Of State Clinton is viewed as a 'drop in the bucket'.
350ppm CO2 is the magic number here. The upper limit of CO2 scientists say is safe in our atmosphere. We're at about 386 now. 350.org for more info. The President of the Maldives gave a heartfelt plea to our forum Monday night calling for this cap to be in the final agreement though the reference had been dropped from UN drafts as of the weekend.
The good news is that the UN is advising negotiators to prepare to stay until sunday- similar to Bali talks.
Canada is expected to win the global fossil fool award today. An international movement is growing here to stop or limit further growth of the Tar Sands.
Obama is expected to speak soon so I'm going to find somewhere to hear him. NGO delegates from around the world have been shut out of the Conference Centre today and restricted over the last few days. 15,000 capacity and 45,000 accredited delegates are here.
Things are expected to move fast here today.
Consensus among most NGO's and attendees here at the People's Summit is that No deal will be better than a bad deal. Timelines will be key moving forward to ensure that the talks don't drag on for years.
Will they pin an agreement down now or drag it on until COP 16? There has been speculation that COP 16 in Mexico could be moved up by 6 months. At a briefing last night UN Climate Director to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said that the UN would support the move but it would depend on the host country's ability to hold it earlier. US negotiators are hiding behind Congress and Senate timelines claiming they don't have a mandate and 6 mths would be too soon. The gap between developing and developed nations is very wide.
COP15 will likely be known as a disaster for poorer nations. Funding committments of 100B from developed nations as announced by Sec. Of State Clinton is viewed as a 'drop in the bucket'.
350ppm CO2 is the magic number here. The upper limit of CO2 scientists say is safe in our atmosphere. We're at about 386 now. 350.org for more info. The President of the Maldives gave a heartfelt plea to our forum Monday night calling for this cap to be in the final agreement though the reference had been dropped from UN drafts as of the weekend.
The good news is that the UN is advising negotiators to prepare to stay until sunday- similar to Bali talks.
Canada is expected to win the global fossil fool award today. An international movement is growing here to stop or limit further growth of the Tar Sands.
Obama is expected to speak soon so I'm going to find somewhere to hear him. NGO delegates from around the world have been shut out of the Conference Centre today and restricted over the last few days. 15,000 capacity and 45,000 accredited delegates are here.
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