What did I tell ya??

And so, they say, the world's "greatest power" failed once more.

Several developed nations participating in yesterday's meeting on climate change in Paris, France. One major official, who asked to remain nameless, said of Bush's speech:

"This is disappointing. But Bush will be leaving office soon. What he says doesn't matter so much any more."

Woah. This is what the world thinks about him ... Here's an article from Grist.org, where I found that annonymous quote.

In this article, published by the Wallstreet Journal, you can get a brief overview of environmental capital as a result of the meeting held in Paris. It makes mention of French President Sarcosy flat out ignoring Bush's speech.

I wonder what it feels like to be the leader of the free world, but every room you walk in to will hold people that hate your guts. What does George Bush feel like when he wakes up in the morning? Does he have anxiety? Does he rise to greet the day with a huge Texan grin on his face? I would like to ask him that, should I meet him one day.

Since our federal government thinks liquid coal and nuclear power are the answers to all of our troubles (even the democrats feel this way, our politicians can't be trusted farther than we can throw their pork-barrel asses), it's up to the states to make big changes. New Hampshire has done a fantastic job in making environmental change tangible, even required by law.

As consumers, we have the power to let our money do the talking. I don't have much in the way of disposable income, but when I do make purchases (and I have to all the time, as I'm sure you do) I want to be sure my money is helping sustainable industry instead of the same old mass-production, genetically altering, pollution factories that have supplied us with our life-stuffs for the past several decades.

There is a group that can help all of us spend in the right direction. I've mentioned them before. They call themselves Climate Counts.

The beauty of this organization is their business scorecard. They have three criteria to label major companies on: Stuck (the company isn't doing much in the way of greening their practices), Starting (they're working on it, but they need some more time) and Striding (these are the companies you should support, they're working their booties off to become sustainable). I totally admire the project. They're based in Manchester, partially funded by Stonyfield Yogurt and they're working to connect with young consumers across the country to encourage conscious spending.

Hooray for Climate Counts!
Visit them, become an educated consumer and change the world.

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