We have the tools to fix this
Fear. I’ve written about this before. I talked about the current issues that we as a civilization are encountering. There’s Global Warming, the War on Terror, the overuse of natural resources. I saw a commercial with a man speaking about this. He went on to say something along the lines of "all we hear are people talking, but nobody acting". I think a lot of people take the easy way out and point fingers instead of taking action. There’s too much bickering in this world. We need to set aside our differences on a lot of subjects otherwise I believe we’re headed down a road nobody wants to see the end of.
I am a firm believer of Global Warming. I watched "An Inconvenient Truth" and was totally convinced. I’ve recently read that some people state that the facts or "facts" Al Gore speaks of are incorrect. I think a lot of people don’t realize that Mr. Gore has been an advocate of Global Warming since the mid-80’s. I’d like to think he has done his homework on this matter. The skeptics will say "the earth goes through natural cycles like these all the time". While this is true, from all the data that has been accumulated throughout Earth’s storied history we have never seen spikes like the ones we are encountering. And all that data predicts things will get much worse. The Ice Caps are melting at a staggering rate. It seems as if we see a new article every month about how scientists are flabbergasted once again at the increased rate of melting they see. Cities are seeing high temps in places never thought of. Weather patterns unheard of. While we may not be able to stop this process we can do things that can help slow it down. In the U.S. all the skeptics I hear talk always link our Economy into the mix. They fear if we do cut back on emissions certain companies will falter and collapse. I think that is total bullshit and just shows how the Corporatocracy and the Government work with each other. Too many people thinking of themselves and their own well being.
The biggest natural resource we as a race have discovered is OIL. Hands down, the #1 cash crop for every country. Its something that we as a race depend on. Our daily lives depend on this black goop. The only reason President Bush invaded Iraq was to secure oil. They used Terrorism as a reason to invade Iraq. Next to Venezuela the Middle East is our primary source for oil. All the people that have sacrificed their lives in Iraq was, sadly, for oil. The War on Terror is just a cover up title. While I do believe there is a war on terror, it wasn’t in Iraq. Did we ever find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? No. Saddam Hussein was a terrible dictator who ruined people’s lives, but we entered Iraq under false pretenses. We suffered tragic losses, as did all the civilians in Iraq.
I think the last time I had written about this topic I had read somewhere that at the rate we as a human race consume natural resources we would need two planets worth by the year 2050. Those thoughts still race through me head. We in the U.S. seem to use up the most. All these commercials for so many different products. Do we really need 50 different types of shampoo to choose from at the store? Does every fast food joint in this country need to stay open 24 hours? Biggie Size? Everything seems to be in excess. I try to live my life in moderation. More so nowadays then in past years. Part of that is growing older and wiser, part of it is the crisis I think we will be facing here soon. Atlanta, a city of 5.4 million people may be out of fresh water in just 3 months. A severe drought is running the city dry. The shortage of seafood. Overfishing is becoming a big problem. Its not right to hear predictions of a total loss of seafood if we don’t slow down.
What kind of world our we going to be leaving future generations? At this rate, there won’t be much of one left. If I am to ever have kids, and they to have kids themselves, I would hope that this world is a better place for them. We live in a critical time. Our generation has many issues to tackle. Some of the biggest ones we have yet to face. Many of which are on a Global Scale. These decisions we face not only effect those close to you and I, but to people all over this planet. I fear if we don’t act soon, there may not be much of a world our future generations will get to enjoy.
