Looking out over a teal blue ocean or standing on top of a high mountain on a crystal blue sky day, the boundries of the earth can seem endless and forever pure. At one time it was believed that the earth's resources where nearly inexhaustible. That the human foot print would always be quickly absorbed and disappear without a trace or an effect.
It is true that the blue jewel of a planet we call home and earth, has a total surface area of 510,072,000 square kilometers. Of that surface, 70.8% is water (which is 361,132,000 square kilometers), and 29.2% is land (or 148,940,000 square kilometers). But now, even the far regions of our planet; the north pole-Artic and the south pole-Antarctica, are experiencing changes due to the GHGs (greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone) and giant swirling pockets of garbage taint our oceans from plastic items we throw away.
This responsibility to preserve our home does not rest entirely on government, nor on big business, but includes each of us individually. Because in the end, it is each of us that make up these entities, and each of us that contribute to the human foot print. But the enduring questions is, how can one really make a difference?
It is true that the blue jewel of a planet we call home and earth, has a total surface area of 510,072,000 square kilometers. Of that surface, 70.8% is water (which is 361,132,000 square kilometers), and 29.2% is land (or 148,940,000 square kilometers). But now, even the far regions of our planet; the north pole-Artic and the south pole-Antarctica, are experiencing changes due to the GHGs (greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone) and giant swirling pockets of garbage taint our oceans from plastic items we throw away.
This responsibility to preserve our home does not rest entirely on government, nor on big business, but includes each of us individually. Because in the end, it is each of us that make up these entities, and each of us that contribute to the human foot print. But the enduring questions is, how can one really make a difference?