2005-01-03
TSUNAMI
It really is difficult to say much about the impact of the 26 december tsunami that hit the costal areas of the Indian Ocean | The sheer magnitude of destruction is astounding | Sorrow being almost the least of concerns to survivors just trying to stay alive, much less fathom what has hit them | So I'm left to second guess what the world's leaders can or ought to do in adressing the situation | So here's some thoughts:
The USA sending troop ships suggests a potential help; the soldiers could assist in building new housing [assuming, of course, that construction supplies would be readily available] and assisting with urgent medical care needs |
The modular home industry could offer up their current supply of unsold mobile homes to send overseas...that ought to be a Christian gesture for all those devout in the Carolinas |
Likewise, solar energy industry giants BP and Grumman, who boast of pioneering in solar energy technology could be mobilizing their forces to put up powere generating stations that don't require massive amounts of fossil fuel to get started |
Corporate food disrtibution giants such as Archer Daniels Midland, Kraft, Mitsui's Food Division, members of the UK's Food + Drink Federation and others in the food service industry can, I'm sure, easily direct some of the processed foods they have on hand to the region |
In short, while the USA rightfully took a drubbing about it's initial paltry offerings of support, the Corporate Nations of the world have to be held accountable for participation as well | Short-term profit margins notwithstanding |
It really is difficult to say much about the impact of the 26 december tsunami that hit the costal areas of the Indian Ocean | The sheer magnitude of destruction is astounding | Sorrow being almost the least of concerns to survivors just trying to stay alive, much less fathom what has hit them | So I'm left to second guess what the world's leaders can or ought to do in adressing the situation | So here's some thoughts:
The USA sending troop ships suggests a potential help; the soldiers could assist in building new housing [assuming, of course, that construction supplies would be readily available] and assisting with urgent medical care needs |
The modular home industry could offer up their current supply of unsold mobile homes to send overseas...that ought to be a Christian gesture for all those devout in the Carolinas |
Likewise, solar energy industry giants BP and Grumman, who boast of pioneering in solar energy technology could be mobilizing their forces to put up powere generating stations that don't require massive amounts of fossil fuel to get started |
Corporate food disrtibution giants such as Archer Daniels Midland, Kraft, Mitsui's Food Division, members of the UK's Food + Drink Federation and others in the food service industry can, I'm sure, easily direct some of the processed foods they have on hand to the region |
In short, while the USA rightfully took a drubbing about it's initial paltry offerings of support, the Corporate Nations of the world have to be held accountable for participation as well | Short-term profit margins notwithstanding |
PIX: Katsushika Hokusai | The Hollow of the Deep Sea Wave off Kanagawa | Late 1820's | Color woodblock print — H.10-1/4 x W.15 in. | Bequest of Richard P. Gale ~ Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
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