February 20, 2007 | Being Green, News
In news last week, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Helen Clark (should I point out that she is one of the 13 current female heads of state in the world?) pledged to make New Zealand the greenest country in the world. You can read more about the changes she plans to implement in an article published in The Independent.
Also recently, California’s governor, Arnold Schwarznegger, has also been making a splash with green issues. He was profiled this month in Fast Company for his “profit-driven solutions for what ails the planet.”
Are we to see a shift in eco-friendliness? Up until now the vast majority of change has been fueled by grass-roots efforts. But if the news from this month is anything to go by, local and national governments may finally be towing the line themselves. This may cause plenty of up-turned noses, with different sides looking down on the other in a proverbial spitting contest. But I’m led to think that the more voices take up the call, the greater the potential for transformational change. Well, done, Mrs. Prime Minister.
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