The Lorax at COP15

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COP15 - Dr. Seuss Style

From the Now Show, 18/12/09. Marcus Brigstocke gives us a Dr Seuss-style take on events at Copenhagen.

What Book Is Hugo Chávez Reading?

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What Book Is Hugo Chávez Reading?:

At the international climate talks in Copenhagen last week, Hugo Chávez railed against capitalism. According to him, in order to reverse the downward spiral of our climate, we need to change the system itself. He pointed out the product driven capitalist system that commodifies true democracy, and results in a global hegemony ruled by a few rich and powerful nations, who perpetuate the top-down model of iron-fisted rule.

President Chávez then held up a copy of How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth (Spanish language edition), which was given to him personally by author Hervé Kempf in Copenhagen, and proceeded to read from the author preface:

To the ecological principle that was so useful at the time we first became aware– “Think globally; act locally”–we must add the principle that the present situation imposes: “Consume less; share better.”

Those 4 words should be the new buzzwords of us all: “Consume less; share better.”