By Al Colombo, publisher
www.GiantKillers.Org

Globalism and the integrated Global Economy has accomplished far more than making the already-rich richer and the middle class poorer. According to David Briscoe, Associated Press Writer, it is responsible for distributing plants, insects, and animals from one corner of the earth to the other--which is not a good thing.

Just like the negative effects realized when trade barriers here in the U.S. were dropped--where cheap wares from countries with an economy that pays its workers dollars per day, rather than the tens of dollars per hour once paid here, the introducion of biological life forms from distant countries into this environment is resulting in the destruction of domestic plant and animal life.

"Environmentalists call it 'smart pollution,' because new species can quickly evolve to dominate and sometimes destroy native plants and animals. Environmental researcher Chris Bright says its the second greatest threat to the biological diversity of the planet, next to the loss of habitat," says Briscoe. "Invasion itself is an ancient process. What's new is that the integration of the global economy is spreading more and more creatures around" (NATIONS INVADED: PLANTS, BUGS, ANIMALS POPPING UP WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG, David Briscoe, Associated Press).

With an eye toward monetary profit and not people, the sovereignty of nations, or the environment, the Global Economy continues to distribute more than just the world's wealth (as specified in Agenda 21, United Nations, Chapter 2) by transporting more and more plants, insects and animals from one corner of the earth to the other. The mode of transportation, says Briscoe, is ordinary cargo planes and ocean-going ships.

Possible cures, says Briscoe, includes stronger international treaties, the redesign of ship ballast water systems "that carry foreign plants and creatures, developing international monitoring systems on invasive species, stopping the intentional introduction of exotic species and promoting the ue of native species in gargens around the world."

Allan B. Colombo (c)1998

Personal Note: Another cure I might add is to simply buy domestic products. Not only will this eliminate the introduction of harmful plants, insects and animals, saving much of the environment, but it will also promote jobs on a local level. Without quality jobs on a domestic level, there will come a point where manufacturers cannot be assured of selling their products in-country because fewer people can afford to buy them. This will also encourage more manufacturers to remain and operate within their own countries, which will maintain more jobs for citizens; at least this is true in the U.S. where the economy is radically different than in developing countries.

In North America, I would consider purchasing American- and/or Canadian-made products. In some cases, the same strategy may be in order for select countries abroad who are experiencing the same environmental problems. For more information on Agenda 21, the U.N. document responsible for promoting the "redistribution of the world's wealth," the "transfer of technology" from developed to developing countries, and the "elimination of trade barriers," see Agenda 21.

Editor's Note:
Utopias only exist in books, in the eye of the mind, and in a perfect place--like our Father's Kingdom; not on Earth.