Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Sane Environmentalism is the Way to Go

After reading “saving nature”, I do agree with views of the author. He described nature as a servant and to be sacrifice over man if needed. I truly believe in his sentiment as I have always followed the ‘survival of the fittest’ attitude in life. Just by emulating the behavior of nature, trees in the Amazon outgrow each other for sunlight. Those plants underneath then could not survive and dies to become nutrients for other trees. I could not say more for animals in the wildlife. I have seen celebrities and politicians claiming to be green and hard core environmentalist, resulting in news headlines and more talk shows. Even the environmental issues and cutting of green house gases are part of the American election package. It has already become a norm in all speeches and yet I still see them driving luxurious car and living in fully air-conditioned houses which uses more electricity than any estate. Stating all my views, I now introduce the third category of environmental exhibitor. This particular group of people uses environmental issues to their benefits, saying what people wants to hear without intention of fulfilling it. Unfortunately, this group dominates the majority of the headlines and drowns out the stories of ‘Sane’ environmentalist. I believe these sane environmentalists are more efficient as they think critically and make decisive environment decisions. Just think about it, human lives are of course more important than anything in times of a disaster. Rescuers would do anything just to save a life during a forest fire or flood and people would praise them for their heroic effort. This shows how naturally human reacts in a life and death situations. Therefore, I believe that the ‘Sane’ environmentalist attitude is the way to best tackle our Earth’s environment problems. Only those realistic enough to realize it should be fit to be on the frontpage.

References
Charles Krauthammer, Saving Nature, But Only for Man