If you’ve spent any amount of time reading my thoughts here on Keyboard Culture, then you know that I fit the textbook definition of tree hugger. However, you don’t have to be like me, or believe in global warming for that matter, to become part of the solution. Why? Because, as you will read in this top 7 list, the steps we need to take to reverse the climate crisis have ancillary benefits.
So, way 1 of 7 is to take up a cause. How do you live day to day? When you open your eyes in the morning, do you ponder the fact that tens of thousands of people and several endangered species of wildlife will die before you next sleep? Does the connection between people and our environment even cross your mind?
Well, I don’t want to preach so let me just tell you this: modern technology only protects us to a certain extent. We need each other and a healthy environment in order for civilization to survive the growing climate crisis. Period.
Fortunately, you don’t have to be Al Gore in order to do your part. The best way to begin is to choose a cause. For example: automotive tailpipe emissions cause global warming but they also cause emphysema and lung cancer, two maladies not directly related to global warming. It’s reasonable to hope that you’d like to see fewer people die from lung disease, right?
Well, there are countless causes you can assume which work toward resolving multiple problems. I live in Florida so tourism is a big deal. Once you leave the theme parks of Orlando, the environment becomes a very large driver of tourist traffic to the Sunshine State. We call that ecotourism. Hence, protecting Florida’s environment is an economic issue every bit as much as it is an ecological one.
Well, ecotourism can be a good cause to assume because it affects an area’s economy.
“Without rivers, life does not exist.”
- C.R. Babu, Professor Emeritus
University of Delhi
School of Environmental Studies
River restoration is a hot niche right now and I commend to your attention to the brief video below.
Prepared by the good people at Fortune Brainstorm, it showcases the success of the Yamuna Biodiversity Park near Delhi, India. The lush foliage which has been restored to that formerly barren piece of land will help sequester carbon and fight global warming. However, the greatest short-term benefit is cleaner air for the local inhabitants and increased ecotourism for this now globally unique park.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0GMEPLcfUBA
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler
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