The Good Green Earth

My house needs electricity 
my car needs gasoline 
my carbon footprint makes the Earth 
a little less pristine

I hear the talk of climate change 
the global warming buzz 
I used to think it made no sense 
but now I think it does

If I weren't such a lazy man 
or so undisciplined 
I'd give more thought to solar power 
and harnessing the wind

I dream that one day we'll create 
a truly clean machine 
and wake to see my planet swathed 
in deeper shades of green