Plant a tree
Go Barbados and plant
A palm tree
Turn the water off
Drink booze
Take a shower with
Someone else
Take a shower with
Rhianna
Go Barbados and plant a palm tree (Photo Credit: gemteck1).
This is a poem written by a ‘non-expert’, as part of a research project which used poetry to develop dialogue around environmental change. The theme of this poem was what the individual could do to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The way society reacts to global environmental change is not wholly dependent on the scientists that are observing its effects, but is rather the collective responsibility of everyone that is affected by these
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