I read this article while being bored at work and it reminded my of how important the environment should be on everybody's mind. I dunno how many ppl care about the happenings of australia, but it will surprise me if any international student comes up to me and tell me they don't know how bad the drought in australia is. Or the fact that Australia does not ratify the Kyoto Protocol and has huge nuclear waste problems and has a mining company topping its stock market exchange.
First thing that hit me when i read on was: shit, i have no idea what Carbon emissions mean to me. I remember those black balloons. But does anyone have any idea how much the numbers mean to us? check this out: http://safeclimate.net/calculator/ it calculates your carbon emissions per person, so that you know the CO2 that you produce in your daily activities.
The related question will be: why will Carbon emissions kill the world? All this biz and media about global warming and its debate is getting out of hand. Is it not clear enough to the world that we are the cause of its problems? Animals don't go extinct in the thousands in less than a century 'naturally'. Blame mother nature and her volcanoes and forest fires and floods all you want, but everything worked in a beautiful cycle before we came about. Ying and Yang, death and birth. One cannot happen without the other. None is better than the other, only balance is acceptable. And here we stand on one side of the scales, making the Earth scream like Xiaoyun when i step on her toes. something that starts like "ARRRGHHH!!!!!" to "zzz....hmph..." over time. The fact is, Mother Earth is not less unhappy about the situation just cos the decibels of her screams changes all the time. Having said all that, any noise is good, positive or not. In the end, when the interest level is high, people will find the truth and that is more powerful than what any president or scientist can tell you. So i guess it's a good thing. As the road safety slogans go, so does my environment slogan, "Keeping talking environmental awareness." Keeping talking, guys. Cos it's darn well YOUR problem. (yes u.) (no not the one behind u.) (u.) (yup.)
The other question i think about is the relevant article's debate: how much will legislation help? Is it right to punish people for their daily habits, whether reasonable or not?
- Is it too much of a blanket statement to say everyone is guilty? or is that just the plain ugly truth?
- Is this a legitimate cry to be considerate and broad-minded, or is this just an attempt to exploit the needy in order to cower in your own comfort zone?
This, i really don't know. But i guess some balance needs to happen. Especially a balance achieved with minimal bureaucracy.
My truth lies only in saving some water by showering quicker. Man, it's hard. But at least i'm trying. I blame a certain bad circumstance in my days at College Sq but ahhh that's another story...
peace out. love out. love and peace, out. XD
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