I consider myself pretty environmentally conscious, though I'm no green thumb (my track record with house plants is literally to die for). I love the outdoors, studied geology and chemistry for fun, spent a summer investing in renewable energy projects with the World Bank, and even married a guy who's obsessed with aquatic wildlife (esp. those jellyfish in the Monterey Bay Aquarium), avidly watches Animal Planet, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel (aside from ESPN), and is more anti-sharks fin soup than I am.
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain
I finally caught An Inconvenient Truth last night, Al Gore's global warming documentary jointly presented by Paramount and Participant Productions, Jeff Skoll's socially-relevant film company. If you haven't seen it, check it out. You may have doubts but at least you'll be a better informed global citizen and take heed when climate changes - causing devastating hurricanes, heatwaves, infectious diseases, wildfire - leave tangible, personal consequences.
What's the fuss about: Global Warming 101 for dummies
Who's to blame: A CSI on the PSI
We had one the worst hazes in Southeast Asia this year since 1997 - which was ironically when I wrote my first environmental news report in college. As with the haze and all bad incidences due to unsustainable development, guilt is often (wrongfully) assigned to:
Suspect 1: Demographics (Developing countries)
Suspect 2: Technology (Developed countries)
Suspect 3: Economics (Multinational corporations)
"Political will is a renewable resource" - Al Gore
Could the real culprit and the solution lie in politics?
What can you do?
Both individuals (the people) and governments have roles to play. Consider the actions listed in this link or in the clip below:
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