2009 G8 Summit - Rich vs Poor Countries

This year's G8 Summit turned out to be another sad paragraph in the history of humanity (read this New York Times article, this Engineering News article, and this Engineering News article. While the rich and poor countries made 'wishy-washy' promises regarding their commitment to reducing carbon emissions, Earth's temperature continues to rise, unabated (much too quickly due to unsustainable human practices). The rich point fingers at poor developing nations telling them what they should do, while the poor developing nations, point back. It will take major catastrophe before politicians and large corporations take action and by that time it will be too late. It will be up to us, the citizens of the world to force them to change [LESS DEMAND = REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION = INCREASE IN OPERATION COSTS = LOSS OF PROFITS = FORCED TO CHANGE]. We can do this with our BUYING POWER, but we have to ACT NOW. DON'T BUY UNNECESSARILY, ONLY BUY local, support small business, re-use, recycle, reduce and do not buy products/services provided by companies/corporations that are not taking IMMEDIATE proactive steps to seriously reduce their negative impact on our environment. IT IS UP TO US.