“Mischief (fasad) has appeared on land and sea because of what humans have earned with their hands (their actions) that they may taste some of their (wrong) doings in order they may return” (Koran 30:41).
… ad absurdum, Big Conference or a Big Disappointment – Good luck folks!
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Big Conference on Warming Ends, Achieving Modest Results
The New York Times
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: November 18, 2006
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 17 — The yearly United Nations conference on climate change ended Friday with only modest results after delegates failed to establish a timetable for future cuts on pollution linked to global warming.
Despite nearly two weeks of meetings, which drew 6,000 participants to Nairobi from around the world, the delegates could not agree on a number of issues, especially how to move beyond the Kyoto Protocol, which requires cuts in emissions by most industrialized countries but expires in 2012.
Two persistent problems were American reluctance to agree to any mandatory emissions limits and increased stubbornness by
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China will have to start cleaning up its act soon – the environmental damage its doing is about to reach the breaking point.
Posted on November 25th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
The US has a bigger responsibility to step up and set an example for the rest of the world. Busch needs to stop giving these big companies the ability to do anything they want in regards to emisions, etc. and the public needs to play a role in this. We (and I include myself in this) need to realize that it is a blessing from Allah that we live in this country and enjoy the rights we do. Even though at times we may feel like second class citizens, we must realize that our voices DO count.
With all the other issues the ummah is facing the environment doesn’t really seem a top priority. Unfortunately most times this issue has to take the back seat. It sometimes scares me when I reflect over the verses of Surah az-Zalzala. How much will be accountable for? How much good are we doing? How much bad are we contributing? Will the earth testify for or against us based on our actions in this world?
Remember even an atoms weight of a deed matters! How much does an atom weigh!? SubhanAllah!
ReUSE
Recycle
AND
CARPOOL!
Posted on November 26th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
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