Comment on "Article puts spotlight on Colgate's green efforts"

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:00:31 -0500

It is great to see Colgate becoming a leader in the green revolution. I have been working with the environment via conservation in Kenya for 3 years and I have seen the devastating effects of climate change, such as drought, floods and deforestation. It is amazing how our efforts today can help save the planet tomorrow.

I would love to see some Colgate students come to Kenya and get a greater understanding of the effects of climate change on third world people. Imagine a flood, but only you have no support or no lifeline to save you, this is the reality in the third world. Climate change is literally killing people. I work with a group of Masai (see video) in southern Kenya and I watch them struggle as their once beautiful land is now a desert. Illegal logging is the culprit here, but the effects are less rain and changing weather patters which are causing continued suffering among these vulnerable people.

So keep up the good work going green at Colgate and I hope to see Colgate at the forefront of combating global warming. Our program is called "Wealth Creation through Conservation" because we understand that you must develop the people in Africa in sustainable ways in order to mitigate against climate change. They are the ones on the ground and what they do will ultimately effect us in America.

I hope to see some Colgate students, staff or researchers in Kenya. There are great opportunities ranging from tree planting to endangered species. Keep up the good work.
GO GATE'

Stacy Harris '88
Program Manager
Africa Conservation Trust
Nairobi, Kenya
www.africaconservationtrust.org

- Stacy Harris

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