Thousands of Occupy Wall Street activists marched on Sunday to further expand the cause they've been fighting for over the many years - climate change. As tensions were built up among police officers and citizens it was clear that this is a cause more serious than the corporate elites could have ever imagined on Wall Street. "I wanted to come specifically to disrupt Wall Street because it's Wall Street that's fueling this," said Ohio urban farmer Ben Shapiro, according to the Associated Press. "I'm going after the source of the problem."
Climate change has been a long battle between concerned citizens around the country and those in power who produce massive gains off of the emissions their corporations have been spewing out. Environmentalists warn that if we do not stop constantly destroying the environment with carbon dioxide emissions, littering, overfishing and hunting, and accidents like oil spills we will surely deplete our natural resources at record-breaking speeds. The industrial revolution has made our generation the most threatening to the environment since human beings have stepped foot on this planet. Caught up in our daily lives of social media, school, work, friends and family, we're quick to forget the potential danger our society has brought upon the Earth's resources that took, quite literally, billions of years to successfully produce.
Massive events that sparked nationwide outrage and debate over environmental problems is most notably referred back to that tragic day: the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As news stations broke the story and international recognition of the effects of this oil spill were being discussed, millions upon millions of oil was devastating our oceans. In relation to Discovery.com, the spill, at its peak, was dumping 2.5 million gallons of oil into the ocean every single day, nearly 60,000 barrels flooded into the depths of the Gulf. This killed off thousands of animals, annihilated ecosystems and killed tons of fish in the area.
Many educated and well-informed Americans aren't so worried about the environment, though, simply based on the notion that it is not their problem. If it's not affecting how they live, why should they care at all?
The environment may be dwindling year after year all the while most people are unaffected by it, but those years are adding up. Whether we like it or not, our job is to keep the planet a healthy and livable place for not only our friends and family, but for future generations to come. Being uninterested in our environment is not only ignorant, it's a sign of carelessness that has created a national and international trend among young adults that frees them of responsibility. If we are not responsible for the actions we are taking (littering, justifying our ignorance, ignoring important causes) then we're no better than the next generation. It's not tough to recycle your cans, use your car a bit less and take minor steps like turning off the water or light switch when you're done with them.
Simple decisions today can create a reality in the future that lives on wind, electric and solar power instead of oil and gas emissions. It may not be the norm and maybe people just aren't ready to accept their own personal responsibility, but I already take my own action in preventing these unfortunate circumstances in which we have subconsciously placed on the environment. You should too.
Climate change has been a long battle between concerned citizens around the country and those in power who produce massive gains off of the emissions their corporations have been spewing out. Environmentalists warn that if we do not stop constantly destroying the environment with carbon dioxide emissions, littering, overfishing and hunting, and accidents like oil spills we will surely deplete our natural resources at record-breaking speeds. The industrial revolution has made our generation the most threatening to the environment since human beings have stepped foot on this planet. Caught up in our daily lives of social media, school, work, friends and family, we're quick to forget the potential danger our society has brought upon the Earth's resources that took, quite literally, billions of years to successfully produce.
Massive events that sparked nationwide outrage and debate over environmental problems is most notably referred back to that tragic day: the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As news stations broke the story and international recognition of the effects of this oil spill were being discussed, millions upon millions of oil was devastating our oceans. In relation to Discovery.com, the spill, at its peak, was dumping 2.5 million gallons of oil into the ocean every single day, nearly 60,000 barrels flooded into the depths of the Gulf. This killed off thousands of animals, annihilated ecosystems and killed tons of fish in the area.
Many educated and well-informed Americans aren't so worried about the environment, though, simply based on the notion that it is not their problem. If it's not affecting how they live, why should they care at all?
The environment may be dwindling year after year all the while most people are unaffected by it, but those years are adding up. Whether we like it or not, our job is to keep the planet a healthy and livable place for not only our friends and family, but for future generations to come. Being uninterested in our environment is not only ignorant, it's a sign of carelessness that has created a national and international trend among young adults that frees them of responsibility. If we are not responsible for the actions we are taking (littering, justifying our ignorance, ignoring important causes) then we're no better than the next generation. It's not tough to recycle your cans, use your car a bit less and take minor steps like turning off the water or light switch when you're done with them.
Simple decisions today can create a reality in the future that lives on wind, electric and solar power instead of oil and gas emissions. It may not be the norm and maybe people just aren't ready to accept their own personal responsibility, but I already take my own action in preventing these unfortunate circumstances in which we have subconsciously placed on the environment. You should too.