Environmental Issues and Birds
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The real problem is us; the human race. We’re supposedly the smart ones on the planet, yet we level and pollute our surroundings, then overpopulate it with reckless abandonment and don’t expect consequences. At the rate we’re going, we will soon find our planet on the endangered species list, thanks entirely to ourselves. | The real problem is us; the human race. We’re supposedly the smart ones on the planet, yet we level and pollute our surroundings, then overpopulate it with reckless abandonment and don’t expect consequences. At the rate we’re going, we will soon find our planet on the endangered species list, thanks entirely to ourselves. | ||
| + | '''Vote Smart.''' When deciding whom to vote for, don’t trust the mailers or the candidate’s lip service. Just because they may title initiatives “Clean Air” or “Healthy Forests” doesn’t make it so. Check their records. How did they really vote? The internet is great for that. The League of Women Voters (www.lwv.org) even has environmental score cards. The National Audubon Society (http://www.audubon.org/campaign) has an “Advisory” newsletter it emails out that states what going on in the Capital and even provides links to your elected officials along with editable form letters to express your concerns. | ||
| - | + | Even more important is phone calls and letters to your elected officials expressing how important environmental issues are to you. Consider this, PR firms, lobbyists and others make daily contact with your representatives “helping” to explain the “needs” of their constituents. I’m sure your representatives hearing this day in and day out might start to believe that’s what you want. Call them and set them straight. I constantly hear from some my representives that they "care" about the environment but it isn't a good financial time right now or it will hurt jobs. My answer is there's very little road to kick the can down anymore. Jobs and money won't matter very much if we've killed off any chance for our planet to produce fresh air, water and food. The Native American Cree said it best over a 100 years ago: | |
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| + | : Only after the last tree has been cut down. | ||
| + | : Only after the last river has been poisoned. | ||
| + | : Only after the last fish has been caught. | ||
| + | : Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. | ||
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Yes, you can make a difference, if you want to… | Yes, you can make a difference, if you want to… | ||
