Fighting Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change is really changing, and global warming is getting hotter and hotter everyday. Why is this so?

We hear suggestions from environmentalists that everyone should help in fighting environmental abuse. But it seems nobody is doing his/her share, and the efforts of a few are in vain. It is not enough - of course. The situation is getting worse. There's much environmental abuse, people are throwing their garbage when no one is watching. The factories and manufacturing plants are producing and making more and more new products to sell, there are more than enough in their stocks and inventories. And consumers are throwing their not-so-old appliances to give in to new ones.

The ordinary American consumer buys more than he/she needs at home. It's just the way it is for an ordinary American, a culture of owning more than what he needs. Meanwhile, the rest of the world are in dire need, and are content with second-hand or third hand appliances and equipment. The so-called third world is the dumpsite of Americans and advanced countries.

Can we fight climate change and global warming? Yes we can. But can we do it with much desired success? We may not be able to do with much success if corporations continue with their wanton disregard for the environment, and producing more and more products and stock in their warehouses, selling them at low, low prices just to dispose of their surplus inventories. They advertise and tell the world of their social responsibility but sometimes this is just for show, or only to comply with certain commitments to the community or some government procedures.

Pollution continues. More and more carbon dioxide and gas emissions are thrown into the air, all for progress and development. The U.S. has backed out from the Kyoto Protocol which binds some 37 industrialized nations to limit on their greenhouse gas emissions mainly because it will hurt their economy.

What we need is a firm commitment and determination from governments, corporations, organizations, and from each and every consumer. What we should do is to make everyone aware of the consequences of our actions, of our disregard for mother earth. What we are doing is not enough.

We have to keep our minds open and focused on the preservation of the environment, everything we do should be friendly to nature. Our homes, materials, equipment, appliances and everything including what we eat should be of and for mother earth. This means that everything we do is in consonance with love of mother Earth.

Our appliances must be properly disposed of. Don't throw them away to the garbage box. Learn how to recycle those appliances. A recycled appliance can help save the environment. Tell your friends, neighbors and relatives to do the same. If no one knows how to recycle, you have to return these appliances to where you bought them. There are appliance companies or corporations that collect old and unserviceable appliances. This means that if you buy new appliances, buy them from companies who have environment-friendly policies.

Don't buy or own more than what you need? Doing so would just show your greed. Be responsible. Ownership is covered with responsibility.

It's nice to breath the fresh air of the countryside. Sometimes however air in our countryside is not fresh anymore. There seems to be no way out. The atmosphere may blow out if we all become irresponsible of our actions.

Imagine what will happen five or ten years from now. Sea water will rise. The ice in the Antarctic may melt. We may climb to the highest mountain for solitude. Or we'll freeze in the cold. God forbid.

I've been trying to discover what is in me through my writing, through what I can share to the world. It's not that I hate the internet, but let's not forget the past, the way we wrote, the way we communicated with the rest of the world