source: clean-water.uwex.edu This Friday night is Nacht der Umwelt at the Green City office in Munich. I hope to check it out just to gain more awareness with what’s going on with the environmental scene in my home town. It’s time I find out how things compare to what I know from my Florida roots.
Have you taken your carbon footprint test yet? I require 1.7 planets to live. One point seven planets! And my main source of transportation is powered by me. I got the link from another expat at Letters Home to You in the article documenting another sad example of our capability to be so hypocritical and disgusting. Some speculators are going too far with the, “take advantage before it’s too late” gaggle. I wonder how much more human impact are we causing by creating ECO adventures and wonderparks in the name of imminent global catastrophe. Have we finally found a way to make serious blingo off of tree hugging and saving cute baby polar bears?
I’m pleased that there is a renewed interest in our surroundings, perhaps the consequences of our daily actions, and doing something about it (right?). But I wonder if going about it with all this negative energy is such a lasting idea. The earth is in constant motion, in constant change. Who’s to argue, that what’s happening now was actually determined billions of years ago. It’s just as probable as human activity being the major influence. What is the price of environmental awareness through speculation? I think it will still cost us a couple of Earth-like planets.
I believe there are many natural cycles that affect the climate of this planet, and that change is normal, whether good or bad. But what bothers me is the speed of change and I think the way that we are treating the earth and its resources is responsible for this sudden acceleration.
@ Haddock: It’s very possible, logic would have it there’s only so much Mother Earth can handle from a barrel of 6.5 billion human monkeys. I’m not saying why bother changing because it’s destiny. We have so much more room for improvement through our daily choices. Even if our betterment doesn’t slow down the rate of change, it isn’t morally fair to exploit our resource and leave our children to suffer from our waste.
I totally agree :thumbup: