“Beyond Petroleum” it’s
called
That’s the latest moniker for
BP,
I can’t understand it
personally,
It just sounds like garbage
to me.
It’s slick advertising you
know
Where they’re adding a new
sheen
They’re covering up the
reality
And making loud claims that
they’re green.
They spend more on their
marketing
Than they do on their “green”
actions
Their practices haven’t
changed all that much
The difference is measured in
fractions.
They’re spouting new words
& new slogans
But to me it all sounds just
like tosh
They’re not really
eco-friendly
It’s just a new veneer of
greenwash.
For the oil companies are
ripping the earth
Working in every geography
This kind of coy covering up
Can only be called
eco-pornography.
The factories poison the
earth,
The airlines are polluting
the sky.
It’s hard to live without oil
or travel
But we’re going to have to
try.
For the planet is coughing
& choking
The natural world sits in
pollution
We’ve got to find some much
better ways
And look for sustainable
solutions.
We all know that there’s a
problem
And it’s bad enough being the
cause
Without pretending to
be helping
Whilst carrying on without
any pause.
So let’s have some integrity
and truth
In all of the verbal
exchanges
Let’s not have more of this
hogwash
But spend the budget on real
changes.
And let’s stop this
carbon-offset nonsense
We all know that it’s playing
a game
It makes no tangible
difference
And leaves the air choking
just the same.
We can’t stop the cows &
sheep farting
It’s just what they do all of
the day
We need to find a better
approach
We need to find an easier
way.
It’s no good all of us doing
our bit
With re-cycling our rubbish
& waste
If big companies carry on
just the same
Well – it sure leaves a bad
taste.
The governments & the
countries
Need to find a way to agree
It’s down to all of the big
boys
Not just little you
and me.
Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2013
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