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“Greener” Barry Pepper

Watching and reading the reports from UN World Climate Summit in Copenhagen I was reminded of BattleField Earth, the movie based on Scientology leader L. Ron Hubbard’s book of the same name. The movie had an all star cast including John Travolta, Barry Pepper and Forrest Whitaker. The film was not well received and didn’t live up to Hollywood Box office standards. In fact some critics had predicted this would spell the end to John Travolta’s career.

Set in the year 3000 humans are all but extinct, save for those that have been enslaved by the Psychlo’s, a beyond greedy, twisted, manipulative race of aliens who are stripping the earth clean of its natural resources. These are some vile villains who turn on each other with such ease you have to wonder how the species even survives. Humans are seriously beat down until a “Greener” (someone always looking for greener pastures) played by Barry Pepper challenges them to fight back.

Who knows what really went on behind the scenes at Copenhagen. It is difficult for large scale projects to meet expectations. Both before, during and after the conference reports were coming in that were so negative towards everything and everybody you’ve got to imagine Norman Vincent Peale, author of Success through a Positive Mental Attitude was turning over in his grave. Big business, big organizations and banks seem to have difficulty being responsive and embracing change. When troubled their legions will claim they are too big to let fail. However, the issue may very well be that they are too big to succeed!

The good thing about the green movement as we move into 2010; is that citizens around the world are beginning to question the sustainability of our lifestyles including politics and profits. The battle for a better smarter existence maybe slow moving – yet it may be too soon to claim a complete failure in Copenhagen. A couple of things are certain, John Travolta is still acting, Forrest Whitaker has won an Oscar; and both of them got to wear some cool dreadlocks and bizarre battle uniforms.

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