The Earth First Initiative

The Earth First Initiative
Whereas our planet is the only place in the universe where we know life exists,
Whereas climate-change is a reality confirmed by scientists internationally that will destroy this life
Whereas climate-change is evidenced by:
- rising planetary temperatures causing melting of our polar caps,
- resulting in the swallowing up by the ocean of lands such as the Maldive Islands
- the loss of habitats such as for the arctic bears
- increasingly severe storms with large-scale flooding of human habitats causing financial disaster
- increasing areas of drought across our planet with a subsequent increase of wild fires causing damage to human and wilderness environments
- an increase in the rate of global warming, rapidly approaching a point of no return
- and whereas our intervention in our environment with pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) creates contaminants, toxins and pathogens with observable impacts such as:
- a decline of bee colonies necessary to pollinate the flora of our earth
- a rapid decline in butterfly populations that is considered a signal of environmental stress
- a loss of native seeds and species
- a measurable increase in cancers, mutations, and other illnesses across species
- run-off of excess fertilizers causing an increase of acidity in the ocean waters with subsequent sea-life death
and whereas our actions are destroying our clean waters and clean air globally
and whereas the human species is responsible for these effects and ultimate destruction of life on earth
and whereas climate-change knows no social demographic, and affects the entirety of life on earth
and whereas many scientists believe it is already too late to reverse global warming
and furthermore, whereas science has demonstrated these unavoidable outcomes for decades, we live mostly in silence regarding the effect of human actions upon this planet

BE IT RESOLVED that we end the silence surrounding climate-change and instead dialog about this greatest crisis seen in knowable history
-that We, The People of the United States request that our legislators consider our fragile planet earth, first, when permitting, licensing or regulating any industry
-that We, The People of the United States request that our legislators create laws that provide financial incentives for the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly technologies
-that We, The People of the United States consider climate-change and environmental destruction the most important issues of this age, to and promote actions, industries, legislators and legislation that protect our planet
-and that We, The People of the United States, should have sovereignty over our communities, and that local interests should trump corporate interests.