Polluters - Pollution- Politicians - Environment and YOU!
Editorial Note: This jurisdiction
(American Orthodox Church and the North American Orthodox Church has a standing
and firm commitment to stay out of politics and have little to do in dealing
with politicians. On the other hand, providing secular news that provides
information pertaining to LIFE and DEATH issues, we cannot and must not avoid!
The environment has a lot to do with LIFE and DEATH issues altogether.
Many of the physical and mental ills which
people are suffering is very much related to environmental issues. Babies
are born, unbeknownst to many parents, with learning disabilities, ADD and ADHD,
deformities; to give some examples. Often no one notices some of the
problems a baby is born with and it is not found out until later on in life.
Many an adult may even wonder why they, as
compared to other people, have weakened physical systems, having emphysema,
bronchitis, and other disorders. Sometimes DNA (which is more often than
not, so it is alleged) has been compromised because of pollution in the
geographical area where a mother and father reside for a length of time when a
baby is conceived and/or born. This adds to the issue(s) of pollution.
Learning disabilities have been and are on the rise of newborns (even though
those disabilities, as exampled) are not found out until later on in the child's
life. Having reached adult age, no longer being a child, there may be
found other physiological issues. Now an adult, the individual wonders why
they have this disease or that health problem, etc.
Environment has an awful lot to do with what
goes on in the genetic make-up of a person.
Any one parent can be infected with something
(unbeknownst to themselves) with something which may not have existed in the
family history... and suddenly it appears in themselves. This too is an
example.
It is time to be prepared. However, with
this being the End Times, and considering what has been prophesied just in the
Holy Bible; one does not have to wonder any longer about why pollution and
environment is affected. After so many centuries has passed, with people
opting for the easy ways of life and living, giving little to no consideration
about being a true CHRISTIAN struggler after the Life and Teachings of Jesus
Christ... of which when multiplying the numbers of people who have opted for
such entertainments and soft living... being "Christian" in name only... God is
indeed with drawing His hand of protection and blessing from various areas of
the world, even whole continents it would seem to appear.
God will not interfere in the FREE WILL that
is a gift He gave to mankind! God does not necessarily cause harm,
pestilence, earthquakes, etc. so much as mankind aids in their coming about
through careless and reckless use of all that God has provided on planet earth
for mankind to use as s/he wishes... and such use has been (and is being)
perverted, much the same way that Holy Scripture has been perverted through (and
by) various Protestant cults and groups who have come out with such "version"
and that "version" of which important words, phrases, ideas are changed from
that which was or may have been (as close as possible to ) the original version
of Holy Writ!
So too does man do with what is on this
earth... perverting (sometimes, may be often times) the resources God has
provided. Misuse and abuse!
Thus the article below should be read and
understood!
The polluting industry lobby
stopped a real deal at Copenhagen, and now they're trying to silence the
rising climate movement by suing youth activists. They've raised
$750,000 for their intimidation effort -- if 20,000 of us give just a
small amount each, we'll show them their tactics backfired, and show
politicians that people-power can defeat polluters. Click below to chip in:
Leaders disappointed the
entire world in Copenhagen last weekend. But one group was cracking open the
champagne - the polluting industry lobbyists who pushed our politicians to
failure. The polluters have only one worry now: us.
Recently a few youth climate activists (funded by Avaaz online
donations!) dared to challenge the most powerful polluter lobbyist group,
the US Chamber of Commerce, by helping to stage a humorous satirical press
conference announcing the Chamber had decided to help fight climate change.
The polluter lobby’s response? A huge lawsuit suing these young activists
for potentially enormous amounts of money. Experts say a response like this is
extremely rare. It appears designed to send a chilling message to our
movement and silence all who would speak out.
Let's send a message back. The Chamber has raised $750,000 from US
corporations to help launch this attack – If 20,000 of us give just a small
amount each to our effort to stand up for climate activists and stop the
polluter lobby, we’ll raise more than them - showing their intimidation
backfired! Let’s show the polluter lobby that we can’t be silenced, and show
politicians that the future belongs to people, not polluters:
Copenhagen failed primarily because big polluters US and China wanted a weak
agreement. President Obama was heavily constrained by a US Congress that has
been captured by lobbyists. The Chamber is a front group for the largest
corporations in the polluting lobby, including oil and coal companies like
Exxon Mobil. They were major backers of President George W Bush, and have
spent hundreds of millions of dollars blocking Obama's attempts at change.
The Chamber claims to represent US businesses, but even many large
corporations (like Apple, Nike and Microsoft) have opposed its pro-polluter
positions on climate change.
While people were out in force in Copenhagen, polluter lobbyists worked in the
shadows, their voices loud only in our politicians' ears. To get the climate
deal we need, we have to expose their influence, stand up to their intimidation
tactics, and send a signal to others that the time has come, once and for
all, to stand up to the villains holding our planet hostage:
In our journey together as the Avaaz community, we've taken on dictators in
Burma and Zimbabwe, promise-breaking politicians in Europe and North America,
and the forces of extremism in the Middle East. But the Chamber is in some ways
the most powerful and dangerous opponent we've faced. Some have advised Avaaz to
stay quiet about this, to protect our own organization. But with danger comes
opportunity, and if people power can defeat even the most powerful corporate
lobby in the world, we'll send a much broader message, that a new world, the one
we all seek, is on its way.
With hope,
Ricken, Ben, Iain, Alice, Graziela, Luis, Paul, Taren, Sam, Pascal, Benjamin,
Paula, Milena and the whole Avaaz team
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