Advanced Silver Solution

As per my last posting, I get regular emails from www.Avaaz.org.  They campaign on environmental and sensitive political issues.  They have their fingers on sensitive pulses and know when key meetings between decision makers are scheduled.  Obviously the lobbyists for the polluting companies that do not want such tight environmental controls know too and they will be busy talking to the decision makers.  But what do we, the little guy do.  We don’t have the resources to lobby decision makers all the world and if we did, why would they listen to us.  Only by joining our voices together can we, the little guy be heard. 

That is where Avaaz comes in.  They set up petitions for a variety of subjects, they inform their large database of little guys, they collate the names and then they deliver the petitions to the decision makers.  Will the decision makers listen?  Well in many cases they are elected officials, so if they have enough voters petitioning, then yes they will.  Besides, it is always better to try than not to try.  If we don’t act, but the lobbiests for the dirty polluting companies do act, then the decision makers will only know one side of the story.  We have to try.

I do not intend to discuss the political stances taken by Avaaz as this is not intended to be a political blog.  All I will say is, that if you disagree with their political campaigns, then ignore them and only respond to the environmental campaigns.  However, if you are interested in fighting to save the planet, then visit Avaaz, chose your language and go to the “sign up” link.