Our world has always had economical issues, but as each day progresses our economical issues continue to get worse and worse. In the reading, Lessons of Easter Island, I learned that the worlds population has not been using their resources responsibly since before the 1500's. Although, the people living on Easter Island thought that they were technologically advanced by using the tree trunks as a way of moving their heavy stones, they did not realize at that time that they were destroying their forests. Eventually the land had no trees. People could no longer build homes out of wood and had to build them into the hillside or out of flimsy vegetation. Because there was no way off of the island, because there was no wood for canoes, the people of Easter Island had no other choice but to use what little resources they had left until they died.
Just like the people of Easter Island the people in today's world are also using up their resources faster than they probably realize. The Eco Millenium reading tells us about how the way people are using their resources today is destroying our world. Before reading this article I had no idea how important using our resources responsibly really was. I had no idea that the impact of natural disasters, such as floods and fires, had increased because of our lack of natural forests.
In the article, "Pollution is Destroying Our World Day by Day" it talks about how the amount of pollution we have in the world today is destroying what resources we still have left. For example, we have a limited amount of water left on our planet and we are polluting it with the off run of chemicals. This effects not only but also everything that lives in the water. We also pollute the air every day by doing things as small as even starting our cars. Air pollution is hurting our ozone and changing our climate. Before long this will start to effect our plants, animals, and even the lives of the human population.
As you can see the environmental issues we face are not new. The world has been dealing with these since way before our time. However, it is now our responsibility to deal with these issues before they start to destroy the world we are now living in. This is the only world that we have and if we do not take care of it we will end up like the people on Easter Island.
Hi, Kellee;
ReplyDeleteYour blog has built a compelling argument. It is also well written. The outside source you've used also provides some helpful information related to pollution. I think your argument could have been enhanced by, describing in greater detail, information offered by the ESMA. This would offer you a way to better link the over use of resources and your point about pollution.
Hi, Kellee,
ReplyDeleteYou have a valid point that if we do not make changes now we potentially have the same fait as the people of Easter Island. With a growing population new homes are being built, and that means potential pollution in our ground water from construction materials. Growth also means an increase in air pollution as people are commuting further for their jobs. According to water.epa.gov/lawsregs the government already has laws that regulate water pollution. How do you feel we could further implement laws to help maintain our fresh water or purity of air?
Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteKellee,
ReplyDeleteI like how right off the bat in your blog you compared the carelessness of the people of Easter Island to that of the people in our world today as far as not utilizing resources appropriately. I also saw many comparisons when I read about Easter Island, and I think that it made your argument much more valid as far as projecting what could potentially happen to our environment if we continue to constantly deplete our resources. Like Dr. Armstrong, I think that you could have enhanced your argument by pulling more factual information from the Eco Millenium reading. However, you did provide some great supporting facts from the second outside article that you read. I feel like air pollution is something that is somewhat inevitable and very difficult to avoid these days, but decreasing the amount of water pollution is more likely to be controlled through increased awareness. What ideas do you have as far as how we could implement this awareness? Great job this week!
Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteTo answer you question I think that the answer may not be setting more rules, but making people more aware. We all know that driving cars and letting chemicals drain into creeks and river pollute our world. However, if we educate today's society about small things they can do to help our planet I think we will slowly see improvements.