Sorry Jay, I got that piece of greenwashing mixed up with this one, that carries the same message and is narrated by Reagan.
http://www.archive.org/details/Heritage1963 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fascinating stuff. I neer saw the Indian campaign before because I am > English and born in 75. > > So the limited good they do is really just a shield to keep certain > corporations safe, to keep tougher legislation at bay, to pass the > buck to the customer and away from industry. > > Well, we can look back at more than 50 years of industry draggings its > heels on the issues that count, and see just how successful they have > been at delaying things. To me it looks like they are able to delay > most things by at least a generation, and some things for far longer. > > I was recently reading about the realities behind the previous > largescale earth scare, the CFC ozone layer stuff that often dominated > the news when I was growing up. At the time the UK news made it sound > like humanity and industry were quite responsive to the problem, but > when I look at the actual detail it seems like the corporation who > made the CFCs dragged things out for quite a long time, and some bloke > had even postulated that such substances could damage the atmosphere > before such things were even put into widespread commercial use. > > The combination of human tendency towards greed, and the ability to > harness vast resources of the planet, have made for a lethal > combination. I dont think humans will make the needed change on their > own, circumstances will force this change if resources start to run > low, which common-sense suggests must happen sometime. But is this the > story of our time? Its easy to look at the events of this century so > far, and to think yes, this may be the high-tide mark for our wasteful > societies, but it would also have been feasible to think that in the > 70's ad then have watched as decades more passed. > > Meanwhile the BBC have apparently cancelled a planned event 'planet > relief' because it may have breached their 'impartiality guidelines'. > Viewing figures for Live Earth were not amazing. People I talk to at > work are a bit interested but not too much, and theres rather a large > number who dont believe climate change is real. They think its just > another excuse for raising taxes, or corporations profiting. I think > its got something to do with peak oil myself, whilst at the same time > Im sure we are pushing our luck with the planet. Maybe it is a combo > of all of these things. Well whatever, I think humans only have the > will to accept a modest decrease in lifestyle ease, and the major > reductions in consumption that are required will not be a personal > lifestyle choice, they will be mandatory due to scarcity. > > Cheers > > Steve > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "bordercollieaustralianshepherd" > <bordercollieaustralianshepherd@> wrote: > > > > lying eyes > > > > Oh man it gets worse ... Iron Eyes Cody ... > > > > This will break your heart ... > > > > his real name is: Espera De Corti. > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody> > > > > A Sicilian, Working as an actor, playing the part of a Native American > > Indian, pretending he was crying ... > > > > Who was laughing all the way to the (piggy) bank? > > > > Greedy Ba$tard$ ... > > > > was there greed when Wampum was the currency? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampum > > > > > > > BTW Did you know that the image of the Native American standing by > > > the side of the road crying about pollution, from the 70's, is > > > actually a greenwashing campaign and the organization Keep America > > > Beautiful is funded by corporations. The original video was also > > > voiced by Ronald Reagan God Bless America! > > >
