Why the "How" matters

My daily ritual is to read the BBC World News.  This past week happened to be particularly "big headline"-ed.  Civil war in Libya, cholera rages on in Haiti, and earthquake-tsunami-nuclear threat in Japan.  This past week was also one of reading children's stories.  The following is the result of sudden inspiration taken from these influences.  Imagine that the 'final' draft would rhyme, have colorful pictures, and a melodramatic telling.  This could be the worst story ever put into words (though I do believe an important one).  Please bear with me.

"You can cut down all the forests,
Plow the prairies,
Put fish in all the ponds,
    But I will still remain"
       Said the Bullfrog

"You can fill all the landfills,
Concrete the world,
Block out all the sun,
    But I will still remain"
       Said the Pigeon

"You can pour on fertilizer,
Release the waste,
Kill the oceans and lakes,
    But I will still remain" 
       Said the Cyanobacteria

"You can burn all the fuels,
Open the ozone
Heat up the entire Earth
    But I will still remain"
       Said the Ant

[etc etc - last page]

"But we won't"
         Whispered everyone else.

 There is surely a better and more uplifting way to tell this story, but after reading BBC this is what my mind came up with.  So as not to leave you will an unhappy feeling after reading this, I present to you a few of the most content faces in the world, individuals who are doing what they do best without any concern.