Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992

She speaks about deforestation : there still is deforestation, more than ever. She speaks about extinction of plants and animals : there still are such extinctions. She speaks about poverty : there still is poverty.
17 years passed, but nothing has changed : governments still spend money on war, not on resolving environmental problems, or poverty.
Come on TurboDropTop, how could you say his speach is useless, wrong ? Are you so stupid ?

@spootnik56 He says its useless because Nothing will ever change until Flordia, and In Canada case Vancouver Island, goes under by the rising Sea levels. Dont fear, it wont be long until this happens...Face it this was presented in 1992, 2009 has come and gone and NOTHING has changed..copenhagen didn't change shit either, unless you want to count the hundreds of private jets used to get the retards in control to a meeting to make it look like the world is doing something

If the corporations have so much to lose, why was Copenhagen sponsored by all of them. Why were all the "Hope-nhagen" commercials thrown all over the place by Coca-Cola and the like? Marking any dissenting opinions as 'Spam' really helps your argument too. People like you claim a consensus and in the same breathe mark a dissenting argument as spam and get it removed from the page. Smoooooooth

Because I listen to what she says... Herds disappearing? Nope, growing. Afraid to breathe? Nope, look at LA in 1992 and now, its drastically improved. Tainted fish? I east fish from Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River and they are safe. The river literally caught on fire back in the day. Unsafe to go outside? Nope, Ozone problems ancient history and temps peaked a decade ago and are dropping. So thats why I am unphased watching this. I would worry more about her kids living in a 1984 situation

Sent shivers up your spine? Her message gone unheard? Its been 17 years and if anything the planet is better now than it was then. The Global temps have returned to the levels in her day and are still dropping, those herds of animals are still there, those streams are cleaner than ever, I'm a pasty redhead and am able lay in the hot miami sun without sunscreen, the air is safe to breathe even in LA now. Sooo thats why nobody listens to her, shes another brainwashed kid indoctrinated

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This speech sent shivers up my spine more times than any other video. Why has her message gone unheard like so many others? For all those wanting an answer, here it is: People are selfish. They care only about themselves. That is a rule everyone should follow. If you know that, meeting those that actually care about others means so much more.

This is a beautiful speech that is so true. The developed world can have a huge impact on humanity's poor, animals and the planet.

Aid agencies, like UNICEF, are wiping out Measles, Polio, and Smallpox, but the U.S. only donates 0.15% of its income to official development assistance.

We could also prevent the needless slaughter of millions of animals by eating a healthy vegetarian diet.

she spoke like that on 1992? now's 2009. I mean, 17 years, what have we done? how much speech must went out from a 12 years old child to make a difference for us? it's a big mistake when we think that this speech is only dedicated to the goverment. cause this is not the only goverment's problem, it's ours. we are the changer

It remains evident that sharing, justice and peace are the principles that need to be fully addressed by all. There is no time for debate and discussion on the global warming, starvation, war, crime and other crimes against humanity. This young woman sees clearly past many of the mesmerized adults fed on market forces and commercialization. Materialism is killing the planet. A spiritualization of all the organizations is most important in order to see clearly beyond the hatred of others.