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Climate Change: The Need To Be More Conscious
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By Ashley A Icamen
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Climate Change: The Need To Be More Conscious
Climate change is one major crisis that affects every single human being from every possible sector in the whole world. Really, climate change does not excuse anybody. And this is indeed one of the disturbing effects brought about by a number of causes which include global warming.
Let us face it: the greenhouse gases being emitted all over the world are causing a lot of changes in our climate. Remember Hurricane Katrina? You surely do, since it's one of the most catastrophic natural disasters to have ever hit America. America, the nation supposedly the rest of the world look up to, and it was not ready to face such a catastrophe. If America were indeed ready, then it wouldn't have suffered that hard a blow to begin with. But no, America was indeed hit, and hit hard. In fact, there are still families all over New Orleans who have yet to fully recover from that massive hit.
The Greenhouse Effect did play a huge role in Hurricane Katrina, and it will also play an even bigger role in the coming natural disasters, unless we act, and act fast. Here lies the importance of proper governance. But what can Americans say about the current administration under President Bush?
The Bush administration has been scrutinized pretty much ever since George W. Bush came into power as president of America. This is because there are indeed a lot of gray areas, too many in fact, especially when it pertains to environmental concerns. Just recently, just this December 13, 2007, at the latest climate change conference in Bali, Al Gore accused America for hindering the efforts exerted by other nations towards establishing an agreement on how to solve the problem of pollution. Pollution is closely related to the problem of greenhouse effect and America is at the top of the list of pollutants of these greenhouse gases. It was just recently that China topped America on this list, but America has certainly been at the top portion ever since.
What's worse is that the poor countries, particularly the 3rd world countries, are the ones that suffer the most, and not America. How ironic is this, when in fact, America is fundamentally responsible for the sorry state of the sudden climate changes we are currently experiencing?
What irks me the most is how America seems very unwilling to accept that there is indeed a need for change. This is actually quite clear in the way the Bush administration does not really participate that much in talks of finding an alternative source for fuel and energy. When in fact, if only America would accept the need for this new industry of green commerce, America would not only enjoy environmental benefits. The birth of this new industry actually gives more jobs in the different sectors that would be organized as well. More investments towards a greener America would also be made, thus paving the way for a greener planet as well. The inaction of the Bush administration certainly shows how the prospect of alternative energy sources does not really hold a place in its list of priorities. A sad fact considering America is very much responsible for polluting not just their part of the planet, but the rest of it as well.
What's sadder is that even though a lot of people do recognize the need for alternative energy sources to thwart climate change and the rest of these detrimental effects, the whole scene is still laden with inaction. Ordinary people in ordinary households can do even the littlest things to help solve the problem. Conserving oil and energy is something all of us can do in our very own households. Monitoring energy consumption, for starters, is something we all can do very easily. The problem is we do not really take it upon ourselves to incorporate these changes ourselves. Does this inaction spurn from the inaction of our leaders themselves. Probably, but it all boils down to the choices we make. Change starts within our own selves, and if all of us would be more conscious of our actions and decisions, then just maybe we can fight off climate change in a wider scale.
Let us face it: the greenhouse gases being emitted all over the world are causing a lot of changes in our climate. Remember Hurricane Katrina? You surely do, since it's one of the most catastrophic natural disasters to have ever hit America. America, the nation supposedly the rest of the world look up to, and it was not ready to face such a catastrophe. If America were indeed ready, then it wouldn't have suffered that hard a blow to begin with. But no, America was indeed hit, and hit hard. In fact, there are still families all over New Orleans who have yet to fully recover from that massive hit.
The Greenhouse Effect did play a huge role in Hurricane Katrina, and it will also play an even bigger role in the coming natural disasters, unless we act, and act fast. Here lies the importance of proper governance. But what can Americans say about the current administration under President Bush?
The Bush administration has been scrutinized pretty much ever since George W. Bush came into power as president of America. This is because there are indeed a lot of gray areas, too many in fact, especially when it pertains to environmental concerns. Just recently, just this December 13, 2007, at the latest climate change conference in Bali, Al Gore accused America for hindering the efforts exerted by other nations towards establishing an agreement on how to solve the problem of pollution. Pollution is closely related to the problem of greenhouse effect and America is at the top of the list of pollutants of these greenhouse gases. It was just recently that China topped America on this list, but America has certainly been at the top portion ever since.
What irks me the most is how America seems very unwilling to accept that there is indeed a need for change. This is actually quite clear in the way the Bush administration does not really participate that much in talks of finding an alternative source for fuel and energy. When in fact, if only America would accept the need for this new industry of green commerce, America would not only enjoy environmental benefits. The birth of this new industry actually gives more jobs in the different sectors that would be organized as well. More investments towards a greener America would also be made, thus paving the way for a greener planet as well. The inaction of the Bush administration certainly shows how the prospect of alternative energy sources does not really hold a place in its list of priorities. A sad fact considering America is very much responsible for polluting not just their part of the planet, but the rest of it as well.
What's sadder is that even though a lot of people do recognize the need for alternative energy sources to thwart climate change and the rest of these detrimental effects, the whole scene is still laden with inaction. Ordinary people in ordinary households can do even the littlest things to help solve the problem. Conserving oil and energy is something all of us can do in our very own households. Monitoring energy consumption, for starters, is something we all can do very easily. The problem is we do not really take it upon ourselves to incorporate these changes ourselves. Does this inaction spurn from the inaction of our leaders themselves. Probably, but it all boils down to the choices we make. Change starts within our own selves, and if all of us would be more conscious of our actions and decisions, then just maybe we can fight off climate change in a wider scale.
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