The power of Mother nature is being felt by many, it's because we don't heed the warnings, not a single one, not any!
We have no one to blame for the destruction that we see,
It's all of our fault.
We have the gall to ask, "what have I done...how could this be?"
The purpose of my post is not just to blame, no that will get us no where, we are now all in this the same.
The changes in life-style must begin forth right.
No convenience of time to decide when to fight.
There will be no later or I'll get to it tomorrow.
We are on time all ready that we've had borrow.
Don't wait for "your" government to ride in on a white horse, they have caused more of the problems than they have fixed of course.
It will be the saddest of days when it comes the time,
To sit your children down and read to them this rhyme........
IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE.....YET! SO, WHAT CAN AND DO WE DO?
For help, we need only to look in the mirror, both me and you.....
Well, first we must understand the problem and realize that it won't be, as has always been, fixed easily with some new technological breakthrough. The end of this world operating on oil is now the immediate concern and because EVERTHING we do and EVERYTHING we do it with is based on oil. Radical changes in our lifestyles must take place! To help extend the life of oil long enough to make those changes without catastrophic events we must separate oils use for needs and those things we use for it for "Wants".
For example, I my still want to own a boat that burns 100 gals of gas/hour but I don't need to and those things must be given up electively, and if not, mandated to do so! We ALL can look at our lives and rid many of those "WANTS" without major suffering. If just these acts alone take place we may put off what surely is to be a horrific time for humanity!
Start right now! Look at your life and begin on your own before your forced in ways you don't want to imagine.
6/10/08 - I have looked at my own life presently to see what things I may for go. I must follow my own advice or else it's all for show. I have little interest these days for much in the way of entertainment but, I still follow and regularly watch the car race industry. Both IRL, and my favorite, NASCAR. This past weekend I found myself looking at it far differently than ever before. The entire event, and the days leading up to it, are a heavy burden on the environment. Both in consumption and emissions of damaging greenhouse gases. 50 cars running 500 miles at around 6 miles per gallon, not counting the practice laps, qualifying, support vehicles, transport of the race teams to and from event locations using tractor trailers and jets to ferry drivers. Then factor in three races each weekend (2 Nascar and 1 IRL) and the 300,000 spectators driving to each event and .....well, do the math. It's a WHOLE LOTTA NOT NEEDED USE OF A RESOURCE THAT IS RUNNING OUT AND NEEDED TO SUSTAIN OUR CIVILATION! So, as of right now I am personally going to boycott one of my last real pleasures....
The choice, all though saddens me, is easy when I see the "big picture". And besides JR hasn't won in two years! 6/12/08- I get the feeling that some may see my giving up watching, listening or reading about NASCAR as a very easy and very little sacrifice. What I should preface, was that I have all ready given up all most everything else I am capable of giving up. I have reduced to a point beyond just a negitive carbon footprint. To find out what your footprint is and other ways you can reduce, recycle, reuse and repair, go to Carbonfootprint.com.
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