Our house is on fire yet the South African government is pouring oil on it, R14.8 billion worth of the stuff.
What are you doing to the Earth? Let’s rewind: hands up all those who think it is a good idea to “invest” $1 billion of South Africa’s public funds into drilling for oil in South Sudan, as is happening? We may as well just set fire to it, because fossil fuels are the single thing responsible for the majority of climate change, of global warming. They’re the single thing we should be stepping far away from right now; they’re exactly what we should be leaving in the ground....
They’re the single thing we should be stepping far away from right now; they’re exactly what we should be leaving in the ground. Just imagine what good could be done with R14.8 billion judiciously spent; imagine what progress could be made. Where is our ecological housing, our investment in green transport, our public incentive to do the eco-friendly thing?Where are our tax breaks and hefty fines encouraging, nay, forcing companies to stop greenwashing, and instead to truly change how they operate, abandoning fossil fuels and converting to renewable options?
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