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Plant A Tree To Save The World
On abandoned lots, and rooftops, we could plant trees
At last, even world leaders, are talking about climate change.
We see horrific headlines about our heating planet. It affects storms, crops, fires, refugees, and our infrastructure. Too much “dire” in the dire truth.
Doomsday predictions almost never work. But, doing something truly useful, even if doomsday is not upon us, matters. Psychologically, human beings need to feel needed, and appreciated. They also need to be active and “making a difference.”
Getting out and planting a tree is one of those differences you can make.
Think of everything a tree does for you, this very day: Paper, lumber, distribution pallets, and much more. They provide shade, beauty, food, and protection of water. They are the cheapest, quickest, and most-belonging- oriented tools out there, for slowing an accelerating, heating planet.
Personally, I would like to see jobs program for greening all our cities. I would like to see immigrants and asylum seekers offered a path to citizenship through climate action. As it is today, their entire plight is, not only insanely ineffective, it is also reported to be cruel and inhumane. Most, of all, the whole topic of a “border” crisis is divisive. The flare ups…