Watching the antics of Ethicalman on this week’s Newsnight programmes as he journeys across the USA on his mission against global warming, I found myself wondering how the American government can feel happy to be taking minimal steps to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint. Although there have been claims that America will lead the world in tackling climate change and setting the example for reducing carbon emissions, one interviewee that Ethicalman, Justin Rowlatt, was speaking to advised that the steps America takes may not be quite what December’s Copenhagen Climate Summit may be looking to impose. How can a nation as rich and with as many resources as the USA even contemplate such a poor response? So ok, the Environmental Protection Agency have committed that if the government doesn’t act, they will, declaring climate change to be a threat to human health, which does give some hope. But it shouldn’t have to be that way.
The Green Village Blog for April, 2009
Down At The Pond: Tadpoles On The Move
With each new day our little pond is getting ever livelier. The frog spawn became a population of tadpoles a couple of weeks ago and they’re really travelling now, straying away from the familiar edge where they began life and exploring the whole pond.
What started as little glossy black dots with wiggly tails are becoming mottled with more angular backs, and the speed their tails are now propelling them along at is quite amazing. I can’t wait for the day when I go outside, crouch in the longer grass surrounding the mini haven and see teeny legs starting to sprout from their bodies. There must be some 30-35 of them happily browsing their world. I just hope the local cats don’t manage to get too many of them.
