Celebrations are great. If a celebration is to help save the world and make us feel better – then, so much the better.
The origins of this celebration go back to the sixties. Gaylord Nelson was particularly worried about too many people. Others realized water supply was becoming a problem. And later the focus was on CO2 emissions.
Well, after about 40 celebrations where do we stand?
1) World population went over 3 billion for the first time in the 1060’s. Today it is over 6.8 billion. (Less than 2 thousand years ago it had never been over 0.3 billion.) And we have to deal with almost 0.1 billion more per year.
2) Every year water tables have receded. When there were half as many people there were shortages. Now the shortages are much worse.
3) Every year we have put more CO2 into the atmosphere. The world’s energy is over 90% from fossil fuels. Every year we use more fossil fuels. Remember the Kyoto Protocol? We emit far more CO2 now than then. We could call it the Kyoto Celebration. Where are all those who so enthusiastically supoorted it? Silence. Generation by wind and solar have not even taken a nibble out of fossil fuel use.
Alas, Earth Day celebrations don’t reduce the population, don’t supply energy or water or reduce CO2.
How about celebrating a “No More Than Two Children per Woman Day?”
April 22, 2009 at 1:56 pm
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Celebrations are great. If a celebration is to help save the world and make us feel better – then, so much the better.
The origins of this celebration go back to the sixties. Gaylord Nelson was particularly worried about too many people. Others realized water supply was becoming a problem. And later the focus was on CO2 emissions.
Well, after about 40 celebrations where do we stand?
1) World population went over 3 billion for the first time in the 1060’s. Today it is over 6.8 billion. (Less than 2 thousand years ago it had never been over 0.3 billion.) And we have to deal with almost 0.1 billion more per year.
2) Every year water tables have receded. When there were half as many people there were shortages. Now the shortages are much worse.
3) Every year we have put more CO2 into the atmosphere. The world’s energy is over 90% from fossil fuels. Every year we use more fossil fuels. Remember the Kyoto Protocol? We emit far more CO2 now than then. We could call it the Kyoto Celebration. Where are all those who so enthusiastically supoorted it? Silence. Generation by wind and solar have not even taken a nibble out of fossil fuel use.
Alas, Earth Day celebrations don’t reduce the population, don’t supply energy or water or reduce CO2.
How about celebrating a “No More Than Two Children per Woman Day?”
Crazy about the green? Try eco-friendly sex toys! Great article with something for everyone at…
http://www.bettyconfidential.com/ar/ld/a/Eco_Friendly_Sex_Toys.html