Axiom Wolf

This is not the time to focus on blame, but the time to wake up and act.

It has now been more than a month since the start of the BP oil spill at the in the Gulf of Mexico and the spill and its effects grow not just in scope, but in magnitude by the moment. The curious lack of priority coverage by the media has left us powerless to understand what is really happening or be a part of the solution, both in the immediate situation and in terms of expanding our awareness by understanding our own roles in the chain of demand and supply driven by lifestyles of unconscious consumption. And with our government appearing to be comfortable somewhat offhandedly painting BP as inept while still allowing them to manage something that is clearly out of their control, our attention is captured by a mindless tennis match of blaming and we are hypnotized into inaction.

As the oil spews its dark menace in the quiet depths of our collective unconsciousness, we blithely continue our dance of disconnection on the surface. Now is the time to act, to awaken ourselves and to make the choices that come with being conscious, being a part of the whole of Earth and being responsible for our actions and inactions.

During the energy crisis of the 1970’s we changed our awareness and that changed entire industries, but that awareness faded with time. With the Internet we can make that awareness come alive again even more quickly and effectively. We will drive the change we need if we become conscious of what is going on around us and act.

Here is what we need to do right now:

1. Please use the share buttons at the bottom of this post or on the sidebar of this page to post it to bookmarking sites or social media sites (e.g. Twitter or Facebook) where others can find it or to send a link via e-mail.

2. Call or e-mail your local media outlets (e.g. television and newspapers) and ask them to increase their coverage on this issue and let them know how important the issue is. And while you are at it, ask them to increase coverage on a daily basis of energy usage and sustainability issues.

3. Contact the major television and Internet news networks and ask them to place a special news feature box on the main page of their Web site to provide constant updates (just like they did for Katrina).

Here is a limited list of the major news sources on the Internet. Please contact any and all news providers you can think of.

CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/feedback/

ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3052660

FOX: http://www.foxnews.com/

MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32359544 (click the “Reader Inquiries” link)

4. Call or e-mail your state's senators and congressmen and tell them that if the company that started this problem and doesn’t seem to be able to fix it can’t handle the situation, the federal government needs to move into gear in concert with any and every public and private sector resource available. This is not a drill.

And when you are done with that, start thinking about your own lifestyle and asking for and demanding information to help all of us become more consciously integrated citizens of planet Earth. We are not separate from her and we cannot live without her.

“The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between the way nature works and the way man thinks.” Gregory Bateson

Peace,

Anton Elohan Byers