Some thoughts about our home

When you speak to most people today about environmental pollution, the general line of speaking tends to lead to the conclusion that "Yes its messed up, but what can we do about it?" or the less reverent "By the time it gets that bad, we'll all be dead anyway" While it seems that it is difficult to control the avalanche of pollution that is driven by our modernization, it is also true that the situation would be alleviated if people cared more. Why do we have to label everyone who is trying to 'save the planet' the derogatory 'treehugger'? Other terms like 'ecogeek' and 'greenfreak' are being thrown around too.

A few decades ago DDT was freely used without regulation until the god mother of environmentalism, Rachel Carson, published her famous book Silent Spring, which sparked interest in the environmental impact of pesticides and other chemicals, and indirectly led to the creation of the EPA. It was already known amonst scientist that DDT was harmful to humans and other lifeforms, but if not for Rachel Carsons initiative, imagine how many more species might have gone extinct. Certainly a lot more than the current number of extinctions. Also imagine the consequences of the wide use of such a carcinogenic on global health. She didn't manage to save the world, but I can only imagine it would have been better off if more action had been taken to reduce the environmental impact of industrial and agricultural products.

We pollute the environment during the extraction of raw materials, the transportation of these raw materials, the production of finished goods, the transportation of the goods, and afterwards, we pile massive land fills with the non-biodegradable packaging that we could easily recycle. Things might not be as bad as they used to, but we all have to admit that they could certainly be better. People complain about environmentalists always preaching and lecturing, but what else can we do? Afterall, we're just looking out for our children and their children, and so on; and by the way, ourselves too. If all the science about prolonging life yeilds the results it is supposed to, then we too will be alive to drink, inhale, and eat the mess we are creating. Howz that for not crapping where you eat?

At the same time, we don't carry all the blame because the industries themselves could certainly do more to reduce their pollutant output, and our governments should implement more and better recycling programs. I just hope things change soon, coz I bet we would all appreciate breathing clean air and drinking clean water in the future.

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