Save the Planet!
There have been a lot of environmental issues these days. There are a lot of activists that protest here and there, abolishing burning of fossil fuels, etc… I used to be a member of GreenPeace, and Youth’s FACE (For A Clean Environment), that more than a decade ago. I joined that group not because I want to save the environment, it’s because of gaining new friends. I never really cared about what they are doing, I got bored and quit.
Now, I realized what they are really fighting for. Our environment is getting hotter and hotter. Pollution is getting worse. Maybe it’s time to do something to save the environment. I watch Discovery Channel a lot, especially when it comes to new technologies. Though there are a lot of new technologies out there that can help save the environment, but you can see them all only on TV! Where are they? I don’t see them on the streets. They say that this will be the new generation of this and that, this will help save the planet, blah, blah, blah… No matter what devices, technologies they have, they really can’t "save" the planet. You have to get deeper into the problem. The question is: What causes the deterioration of the Planet?
For me the real culprit behind the deterioration of the planet is GREED for MONEY. Not pollution, not the fossil fuels, not the burning of coals, etc… but MONEY. There are a lot of "Free Energy" devices and technologies out there. With free energy, there’s no money in it! Since energy will be free, you can drive your car using atmospheric air, or tap water. Your house is supplied with electricity from wind turbines, or solar panels. With these technologies, how can major oil companies get money from it? Surely, they’ll go down, their debts will be unpaid, economy will be unstable, etc., etc., the bottom line is MONEY.
Not only from the major oil producers, but also for the inventors. Their greed for money is greater than saving the planet. If they are really concerned for the welfare of the planet they would open their plans, schematics, ideas, to the public, so that the public can use, and even improve them in the future. Some major car companies, say that they have invented fuel cells, hydrogen powered vehicles, and they are still in development stage. Why can’t they just open it up to the public, and let the people help them improve their products. Greed, of course. They want all the credit to themselves, and they don’t want their competitors to know their designs.
I couldn’t say all inventors are greedy, there are a handful I know that wanted to open their ideas to the world, but they can’t. The reason… i not quite so sure… they say that something (or someone) is suppressing their ideas (even threatening them with their lives), preventing it to go out in the open… Could their reason be real? I don’t quite believe them…
My part of saving the environment is try, as much as possible, walking. If the place you’re going to is less than 2 or 3 kms, walk. I’m walking from home to work and back, at first it looks very far, until I tried it, and it only took me 15mins of my time. I saved money, saved the environment, and also do some cardio exercise for myself (I lost 3 lbs, a week!). There are a lot of ways of saving the environment, nothing is too small when it comes to saving the environment. And I’ve also learned that saving the environment can also save you money, and give you good health.
