Canuting Renewable Energy - Poem by Michael Silverstein

Canuting Renewable Energy

by Michael Silverstein Old King Canute was a silly old coot When his power he planned to be showing With the help of his church he would stand on the beach Tell the waters: “You gotta stop flowing.” Fossil fuel kings and their money church pals Now stand on the energy shore To the sun and the wind and the heat of the earth They proclaim: “We’ll permit just a bit but no more.” Canute’s quirky play, to control ocean waves Just reflected his times’ power thinking Today (nothing new) fossil fuel’s power crew Think their gaming can stop their own shrinking. *** @2014

Michael Silverstein is a long time environmental writer, and former senior editor at Bloomberg.