Pray for 350 on Saturday 24th
Letter to Samoa Observer
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Friday, 16 October 2009 15:26
Dear editor - I would like to congratulate Reverend Upolu Va’ai (letter to the editor 11/10/09) for his theological reassurance about our Christian God as a loving God and for re- directing our attention to the fact and facts of our own human capabilities for destruction of our natural environment as contributory causes to earthquakes, tsunamis and of course climate change.
Indeed there is already a wealth of information about man-made earthquakes particularly in geophysical literature for those who are interested.
As for climate change - scientists say we have gone over the safe limit of 350 parts per million CO2.
As a result of our collective global human activity, we have excreted 387ppm into the atmosphere and we need to come down to the safe level of 350.
>Next week on Saturday 24th October is a designated day to focus the world on the number 350 and particularly to seek accountability from the world governments for a safe and responsible global treaty, when they meet in December in Copenhagen (see www.350.org).
While we are recovering from the devastation of September 29, I suggest that next week on Saturday 24th October that our prayers focus on the number 350.
That we pray about our excessive greed for profit and material things and our irresponsibility to care for the environment that have resulted in death, destruction, poverty, political asylum seekers and much problems.
Ia manuia lava Samoa.
Ma lo’u fa’aaloalo,
Meripa Weir
Keen Samoan Watcher from Abroad
Care for environment PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 16 October 2009 15:26
Dear editor - I would like to congratulate Reverend Upolu Va’ai (letter to the editor 11/10/09) for his theological reassurance about our Christian God as a loving God and for re- directing our attention to the fact and facts of our own human capabilities for destruction of our natural environment as contributory causes to earthquakes, tsunamis and of course climate change.
Indeed there is already a wealth of information about man-made earthquakes particularly in geophysical literature for those who are interested.
As for climate change - scientists say we have gone over the safe limit of 350 parts per million CO2.
As a result of our collective global human activity, we have excreted 387ppm into the atmosphere and we need to come down to the safe level of 350.
>Next week on Saturday 24th October is a designated day to focus the world on the number 350 and particularly to seek accountability from the world governments for a safe and responsible global treaty, when they meet in December in Copenhagen (see www.350.org).
While we are recovering from the devastation of September 29, I suggest that next week on Saturday 24th October that our prayers focus on the number 350.
That we pray about our excessive greed for profit and material things and our irresponsibility to care for the environment that have resulted in death, destruction, poverty, political asylum seekers and much problems.
Ia manuia lava Samoa.
Ma lo’u fa’aaloalo,
Meripa Weir
Keen Samoan Watcher from Abroad
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