Mike Pouraryan
OV Earth Watch: Second In a Series
March 13th 2010 21:42
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It Starts w/Us
As the world gears up to celebrate Earth Day, I wanted to cotninue thinking about the possiblities that each individual can have to help make a difference every day. There are sceptics continuing to pounce upon oversights by the UN climate body, the IPCC. But if anyone denies that the earth's climate is changing and that the power does exist to help change things, they are delusional and do not accept the truth.
There are a number of resources that I have ran across that folks on "main street" can go out and check out: 1) letmeplay.com: This is a site dedicated to recycling Sneakers; 2) carpetrecovery.org (old carpets); 3) patagonia.com (clothes). These are just three such sites that all of us can check out and see what can be done to help do what is right for our planet.
Whatever is done in "main street" can only go so far. There has to be a continued International effort to go green. Even though I regard Copenhagen as a disappointment, at least the effort to insure that the World understands that Climate Change is a reality will be in the focus. The world, in the meantime, is moving on. China is spending 217 Billion Dollars on Green Tech and is taking the leading role in it. Denmark's Vestas continues to be the leading Wind Power Technology in the World. BYD, the Chinese Company in which Warren Buffet has a stake, has 10,000 Engineers working on things like more affordable batteries. This is as America has pretty much done away with its Auto Industry.
The World should take the lessons learnt from Denmark and gradually break away from fossil fuels. There are, of course, alternatives that are being studied. They included ag-fuels and waste-to-fuel which are interesting technologies to observe and talk about. There is of course the plug-in hybrid vehicles technology. Each of these has its drawbacks. But the moves are being made--and not a moment too soon.
Such research should be encouraged in a major way. I am certain that at the highest level of the U.S. Government, this is being discussed especially in light of the continued defense committments by the United States around the world. In order to create a long-term sustainable economic model, we have to really overcome the traditional way of thinking. Others around the world are doing it and doing it in a major way. The Oil Companies have to probably be forced into this kicking and screaming. I, for one, am not shedding a tear for them because they are in a business that is declining.
America should have the courage to do what is right. The world is not waiting anymore. I have to truly wonder whether the world will drive away from truly committing suicide. The signs are there if that consesus and committment is not at hand. There needs to be in order to preserve what makes this unique creation so wonderful to write about and talk about. When I read about the 8 million unique species of life in Madagascar, I have to do what I can in order to drive this debate to a higher level and avoid all the noise.
The debate goes on, because the future belongs to those who dare and who work to make a difference every day. The "fierce urgency of now" is ever more because of the world's need for Food Security and Water Security. Our future depends on it.
There are a number of resources that I have ran across that folks on "main street" can go out and check out: 1) letmeplay.com: This is a site dedicated to recycling Sneakers; 2) carpetrecovery.org (old carpets); 3) patagonia.com (clothes). These are just three such sites that all of us can check out and see what can be done to help do what is right for our planet.
Whatever is done in "main street" can only go so far. There has to be a continued International effort to go green. Even though I regard Copenhagen as a disappointment, at least the effort to insure that the World understands that Climate Change is a reality will be in the focus. The world, in the meantime, is moving on. China is spending 217 Billion Dollars on Green Tech and is taking the leading role in it. Denmark's Vestas continues to be the leading Wind Power Technology in the World. BYD, the Chinese Company in which Warren Buffet has a stake, has 10,000 Engineers working on things like more affordable batteries. This is as America has pretty much done away with its Auto Industry.
The World should take the lessons learnt from Denmark and gradually break away from fossil fuels. There are, of course, alternatives that are being studied. They included ag-fuels and waste-to-fuel which are interesting technologies to observe and talk about. There is of course the plug-in hybrid vehicles technology. Each of these has its drawbacks. But the moves are being made--and not a moment too soon.
Such research should be encouraged in a major way. I am certain that at the highest level of the U.S. Government, this is being discussed especially in light of the continued defense committments by the United States around the world. In order to create a long-term sustainable economic model, we have to really overcome the traditional way of thinking. Others around the world are doing it and doing it in a major way. The Oil Companies have to probably be forced into this kicking and screaming. I, for one, am not shedding a tear for them because they are in a business that is declining.
America should have the courage to do what is right. The world is not waiting anymore. I have to truly wonder whether the world will drive away from truly committing suicide. The signs are there if that consesus and committment is not at hand. There needs to be in order to preserve what makes this unique creation so wonderful to write about and talk about. When I read about the 8 million unique species of life in Madagascar, I have to do what I can in order to drive this debate to a higher level and avoid all the noise.
The debate goes on, because the future belongs to those who dare and who work to make a difference every day. The "fierce urgency of now" is ever more because of the world's need for Food Security and Water Security. Our future depends on it.
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