Dirty Greek - Happy Earth Day

I see and admire your manner of liv-ing. . . . You can do almost what you choose. You whites possess the power of subduing almost every animal to your use. You are surrounded by slaves. Everything about you is in chains, and you are slaves yourselves. I fear that if I should exchange my pursuits for yours, I, too, should become a slave.

- Osage chief Big Soldier

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Environment : Happy Earth Day

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Today is Earth Day, 2005. This Earth Day is bittersweet, however, as yesterday the House kicked the planet in the groin before its special day. It passed an energy bill that gives away billions of dollars to energy companies and OKs ANWR drilling.

I wish there was more I could say about this, but I think the whole idea speaks for itself. Earth Day means nothing to our so-called "leaders," and it's only a big joke. The passing of this bill the day before Earth Day can't be anything more than an obvious slap in the face; the irony is too good for it to not have been intentional.

I just ask that all of you think about our current situation today. We're nearing peak oil production, we're lowering standards on polluting businesses rather than raising them, the air is getting worse, glaciers are melting. All in all, we need to start acting and acting now.

There are plenty of places to find out how you can help. Start by checking out the Earth Day Website. You can measure your ecological footprint, learn what's in your water, and find out about events in your area.

Here's my ecological footprint:
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 18

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4.1 PLANETS.

Obviously, I have some work to do. Just don't forget what we're trying to protect: