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Stephen Tavaglione (FGCU): The “Green” Movement
People talk about it on the news, in books, movies, and casual conversation. The “Go Green” movement is sweeping through America, Europe, and even the entire world. Everywhere you go you see something about going green, from Hybrid vehicles, to “please recycle” signs dotting the walls of our local towns. Sadly, the movement is just starting, and people aren’t the least bit optimistic about it. The problem is, a large majority of people think that what they do will not matter. They choose to let the “big guys” do it, such as the massive automobile corporations and various transportation businesses. If people actually believed in themselves, and everyone collectively pitched in to help out, even picking up trash on the side of the road could do more good then anyone could fathom, though it’s not the only thing that can be done. There are hundreds of things our community can do to get involved in the “green” movement. From simply recycling, to buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle, the possibilities are endless, and all help in one way or another. If we all stop doubting our ability to help contribute to the green movement, and take some initiative, we might actually get something done in our communities and eventually create better, cleaner world.
Many people wonder why all of a sudden we need to start going green. They look outside and wonder, what’s so different outside that we have to make all these complicated changes? The thing is, the Earth is aging. Even though it ages at an extremely slow pace, the long-term effects from damaging the Earth can have an enormous impact on everyone, everywhere, though it may not be apparent at first glance. One of the many outcomes of harming the planet is Global Warming. The release of aerosols and greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere from various objects, including but not limited to cars and paint, are destroying the ozone layer by weakening the layer that blocks harmful heat from reaching the surface. People think this is a myth, yet sea levels rise and glaciers melt around the world. This is one of many ways the world is being hurt by our mistreatment of its bountiful resources. Who knows what will become of the world 10, 20, or even a 100 years from now. People could be sitting on small islands around the water-filled world that used to be earth wondering who could have been stupid enough to let the world come to this. This won’t happen as long as everyone around the world takes a stand and starts to change their ways. The world can progressively get better over time but it needs us, the human race, to reverse the damage we have done. In a better world, people will be happier and conditions would improve in many aspects of life other then the environment.
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