Fixing Environmental Disasters don’t Come Cheap…
Its an obvious
statement, ‘look after our environment
and our environment will look after us’. This piece of common sense is
present in nearly all cultures over thousands of years yet the relative few
still seem to be hell bent on breaking our environment in a state of madness
that needs to be addressed.
I am of course referring
to the intervention of the US Supreme court just last week that issued a decision on
President Obama’s effort to empower the EPA in America and bring carbon
emissions under control through enforcement. Politics is just plain crazy in
America these days and I try to not listen to the barrage of extremely
polarized rhetoric on all sides. It seems to stem from powerful forces in
America with divergent options that not only are worlds apart, the extremes
defy logic and common sense in most cases. Seriously, does anyone care about
the “normal” American anymore? GIven the questionable decision of the US
Supreme court last week, I guess the latest victim of runaway polarisation of
US politics is the environment for our children’s children.
Needless to say, the
battle of forces behind closed doors continues but to drive so forcefully
against good practice is baffling to say the least. The children of the extreme
right in America share the same land with the children of those who are on the
left, the centre and of no political persuasion at all. By upping the game of
sustainable practice, aren’t all the children of today not going to benefit? The
plan is a long play after all so maybe revisiting it in this light will help… ??
In closing, I always
admired the native American Indian culture for its respect of the land and the
priority placed in its preservation for generations to follow. An old Native
American saying comes to mind “Treat the earth well: it was not given to
you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit
the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” I hope
the energy industry along with the US Supreme court takes note for despite the
incredible power of certain people in certain positions, we all grow old and
die. What we leave behind is our legacy, which is set in the land we claim to
own, but to be frank have yet to prove we love! A great place to start is
supporting the efforts to protect it by political ally and adversary alike. A
successful outcome will benefit all our children!
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