Friday, May 24, 2013
HUMAN ANGER CAN BE COOLED, BUT NATURE FURY CANNOT BE FOOLED
Our planet is one. Our
globe is one. All nations are just components of it. Often environment
problems, with essentially local impact, have global implications as to qualify
for international concern. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud
forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It's becoming
clear that humans have caused most of the past century's warming by releasing
heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives, Called greenhouse gases,
their levels are increasing day by day. Through the burning of fossil fuels and
other GHG emissions, humans are enhancing the greenhouse effect and warming
Earth.
Scientists often use
the term "climate change" instead of global warming. This is because
as the Earth's average temperature climbs, winds and ocean currents move heat
around the globe in ways that can cool some areas, warm others, and change the
amount of rain and snow falling. As a result, the climate changes differently
in different areas. although social and economic development is essentially a
national issue, its advancement can be a global concern. Further, environmental
disasters are not local in their consequences. The sulphur emissions from the
American steel mills come down in the form of acid rains destroying the
Canadian forests. The toxic industrial effluents discharged into the Rhine by
the chemical units in Switzerland poison the drinking water in Holland. The
radioactive waste in the Ukraine contaminates the vegetables in Sweden. Power
stations in England and Germany pollute the Norwegian lakes and trees. Tree
felling in Nepal leads to flooding in Bangladesh. The Chernobyl blast made
undrinkable the milk of the cows in Scotland. And the CFC emissions in the
north cause skin cancer in the southern hemisphere.
You represent millions
of people around the world who are committed to protecting the global
environment—our air, water, soil, plants, animals, ecosystems, and climate.
Green Yatra is motivated and united by beliefs of protecting the environment
for ourselves and for future generations.
Green Yatra movement
is deeply concerned about the growing problem of climate change. Each and
every individual can contribute to the ‘Green Yatra’ initiative in a number of
small and big ways. Let me mention some ideas which I believe we all can follow
without any difficulty:
§ Plant trees
§ Gift plants instead of flowers
§ Use Public Transport/ carpool/ Alternate fuel
§ Always carry a re-usable carry bag
§ Use energy saving equipments
§ If possible use laptops instead of desktop.
§ Consider using solar energy for lighting, heating etc.
§ Conserve water – attend to leaking water taps, water plants late evening or early morning, use low flow shower heads, etc
§ Take print-outs only when necessary.
§ Try to pay bills etc. on-line.
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