For those of you still awaiting the second part of my shamanism series I aim to post this by the end of the week.
Earthpulse UK backs historic UN climate summit
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Today I wanted to release this special edition to coincide with the beginning of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I feel it is important for me to nail my colours to the mast and to emphasize that Earthpulse UK backs the 4,000 plus scientists and world leaders of the majority of the 192 countries attending in accepting the evidence for man-made global warming and the potentially catastrophic consequences of a failure to act on that evidence.
“Sometimes black is black and white is white”
I know from recent conversations with other members of the alternative spiritual community that there is skepticism about the real motivations behind the global warming scenario and that this has been compounded recently by the evidence of ‘figure-fiddling’ within some UK research centres.
It is in the nature of counter-culture philosophies and movements to question authority and there is a legitimate need to examine information for evidence of covert manipulation. For example, whilst global warming calls for a welcome reduction in fossil fuel burning it also raises legitimate concerns about nuclear energy (see my article on the nuclear energy debate . There will be plenty of companies with a vested interest in promoting the benefits and downplaying the hazards of such technology. The UN summit should not end up being a ‘carte blanche’ for every low carbon industry.
However, sometimes black really is black and white is white. Our world has undergone many cultural shifts in understanding which have had a beneficial effect on society and the planet, from anti-slavery and racial equality movements to those promoting peace and environmental responsibility. There is time for another one now.
A greater step than Armstrong?
Earthpulse UK believes that this next fortnight is a crucial point in the history of our planet, a pivotal movement not only for human beings but for the entire web which supports our existence. Not only is it now quite possible that we will allow our own children to grow old on a planet that can no longer sustain them but this time, failure to act has implications which reach beyond our own lives and communities. If worst case scenarios are true, if we ‘go down’ we could take over 50% of our animal relatives with us. Can we risk such a karmic debt?
If, as I believe and hope will be the case, our governments come to a preliminary consensus which enables real progress in Bonn next year, we will have taken as giant a step for humankind as Neil Armstrong did 40 years ago, a step which first paved the way for the revelation of the beauty of our living planet to her inhabitants.
“A time to trust…a time to act”
There is a time to debate, to worry, to be paranoid, to object, to refuse, to challenge and to hesitate. There is also a time to trust, to act, to believe and to have faith. Earthpulse UK believes that time is now. Please join us in supporting carbon emission cuts in Copenhagen.
Peace and blessings to our Earth and all her children
Neil Hocking (Earthpulse UK)
Coming soon: Shamanism: Part 2