Green Government


Hi Friends! This post is in reference to a comment I posted on Small Footprints' blog - Reduce Footprints. You should visit this great blog if you haven't done so, as you could find great tips and ideas on how to live healthily, how to leave less "footprints" on the earth, green ideas, green tips, and also regular featured bloggers who post great things on other topics too :)

Have you ever wondered if your green efforts are working? Or are at least contributing to a better environment? I just think that the government plays a very critical role in all these efforts. The government can impose rules and regulations, and can carry out mass projects in greenifying the earth. The impact the government has is tremendous. And I'm real glad that the new government, the new President of the United States, Barack Obama has green plans on his agendas. Let's get to know him better:

Early in his inaugural address on Tuesday, he stressed that, "... each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet."

He also pointed us to one of his plans by stating that, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories."

And he also mentioned in his first speech as President that, "With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the spectre of a warming planet."

And referring to making the world a better place for all mankind, he said, "To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it."

Of course, some critics and naysayers will say that all this is BIG TALK, NO ACTIONS. Sure, the man is talking, giving his first speech, but before you criticise him, before you condemn him, why don't you give him a chance to do his job? And I think that if something is important enough, that person will include that into his first speech as President. Don't you think so?

And if you had not read his blueprint for change, his plan for America, you may do so by downloading a PDF file HERE. In it, you'll find that he will invest in alternative fuels and renewable energy, including a plan to increase America’s energy efficiency and create 5 million new "green" jobs.

What can the leader of the 3rd most populous (2009 estimate = 305,683,000) country in the world do? A LOT. But OF COURSE, I am not discrediting the efforts of individuals, of each and every one of you who is making a conscious effort in greenifying the earth. Every single person is important, because the government would not exist if you had not voted it into power. And we should never underestimate the power of one.

I would like to encourage all of you not to give up, and to keep up your great works in making this world a better place to live in, if not for us, it will be for our future generations. And of course, in lobbying the government, in making sure that President Obama fulfills his promise.

Have a green weekend, Friends!