Sunday, February 1, 2009

A Walk towards a New begining......

It is an indisputable fact that the ecology crisis today is real. In a vast number of ways and places, the biosphere of this planet is undergoing a great deal of damage. Parts of the environment have already been rendered uninhabitable through toxic wastes and nuclear power plant disasters, while systemic pollution, ozone holes, global warming, and other disasters are increasingly tearing the fabric on which all life depends.

We are facing what might be the greatest threat to the future of mankind. And yet no one is marching in the streets, the outrage is largely intellectual and action is slow. Activists have been unable to tell their story with vivid images about immediate actions; It's just human nature to avoid the issue. Why give up something we enjoy now to make an infinitesimal change in something that is going to happen far in the future?

The choices we make and the products we buy test our commitment to maintain a healthy planet. When we burn fossil fuels - such as oil, coal, and natural gas - to run our cars and light our homes, we pump carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. This thickens the heat-trapping blanket that surrounds the planet, causing global warming.

First step to curb global warming:

Plant a Tree, protect a forest.

Protecting forests is a big step on the road to curbing global warming. Trees "breathe in" carbon dioxide, but slash-and-burn farming practices, intensive livestock production, and logging have destroyed forests. And you can take action in your own backyard—planting shade trees around your house will absorb CO2, and slash your summer electricity bills.

2 comments:

  1. well , environment should be on top of the agenda for all of us , atleast now . it really should start at home, everything else will follow . but i guess for anything nice to happen we should get rid of the corrupt leaders to start with ...

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  2. hey to start with i guess this is what loneliness can do to one.....all this while when we were busy with our schedules such things dint strike us...but now since uv written it so beautifully an got it across tht i guess ill start thinkin abt it.....from tom......shall start believing in "GO GREEN" .....

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