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Sick Earth<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The earth is sick, its lungs stuffed and
\nout of puff, its bones brittle near to break
\ncancer cells spreading throughout its crests
\namid tumescent landfill dense as gas
\nHer womb\u2019s barren as melting ice
\nall of this oblivious only to the unexamined life<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a stone in the kidney of the earth
\nwaste chemicals pollute the rivers causing
\ninflammation, blockages and rust
\nintestines clogged and poisons building up\u2014
\nthe streams unable to wash away the blood on
\ntree trunks: whole forests felled for greedy fetishes<\/p>\n

The brain of the world has shrunk
\nwith Korsakoffs Syndrome
\nand the liver has a tumour in it<\/p>\n

The earth\u2019s heart is heavy with cholesterol-laden veins, multiple
\nbypass operations the order of the day\u2014warriors and heroic
\npresidents and ex-presidents in whose hands we place our trust
\nsalvaging\u2014let us pray\u2014from total desecration, even if only just!<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Anne Skyvington<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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 Some Environmental Warriors<\/h3>\n
\"president-obama\"

President Obama<\/p><\/div>\n

\"al-gore\"

Ex Vice President Gore<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Amitabh

Indian Warrior Amitabh Bachchan<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"kurt-aksjon\"

Kurt Aksjon Norwegian Warrior<\/p><\/div>\n

The Paris Agreement<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the Paris Agreement<\/a>, each country determines, plans and regularly reports its own contribution it should make in order to mitigate global warming. There is no mechanism to force a country to set a specific target by a specific date, but each target should go beyond previously set targets.<\/p>\n

According to some<\/a>, there is only a 5% chance that the Earth will avoid warming by at least 2C come the end of the century, according to new research that paints a sobering picture of the international effort to stem global warming.<\/p>\n

\"an-inconvenient-sequel\"

Truth to Power<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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