Tag: green
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GREEN ENERGY
The internal combustion engine is long gone. Electric cars are on the way out too. Soon all our vehicles will be plant powered. Garden centres are the new gas stations. Pile the greenery into the tank and off we go, leaving a trail of mulch pouring from the exhaust behind us. Tankers collect the discarded…
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RESET
The drought lasted through the summer. Trees and plants shriveled and died, so did a few thousand vulnerable people and animals. Everyone waited for The Rains to end the suffering. Anything that could collect water was set out in readiness. Watering cans hung from tree branches, buckets lined pavements, plastic bottles sat on window sills.…
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EASING RESTRICTIONS
Green for Go. The hustle and bustle. The crowded market. The anxiety. Tell yourself they’ve all been vaccinated. Tell yourself the numbers are small. Faces unmasked. Breathing. Germs. Raw meat. Sweating. Palpitations. Get out. An open street and space. Relax, everything is normal. The green signal flashes. Step out onto the road. The driver doesn’t…
Iain Kelly 