What this is all about

Hello friends,

Welcome to this blog..

Through these postings, I plan to create a compilation of articles and thoughts, in plain english, on how we can all work towards making this planet as good as or better than we found it

Remember we share this planet with other human beings, animals, birds and sea creatures..

Remember our children and grandchildren have to live here. There is already talk of looking for a new planet to live on. Have we reached the tipping point? Why can't we look after the magical planet we already have, that we inherited, and not steal it from future generations?

We have to wake up. We have only one planet. We can't let it waste away. Everyone has to do their bit.

I found this on wiki.. This is a list of environmental issues that are directly as a result of human activity.

• Climate change — Global warming, Fossil fuels, Sea level rise, Greenhouse gas
• Conservation— Habitat destruction, Habitat fragmentation, Species extinction, Pollinator decline, Coral bleaching, Whaling, Holocene extinction event, Invasive species
• Dams - Environmental impacts of dams
• Energy - Energy conservation, Renewable energy, Efficient energy use, Renewable energy commercialization
• Genetic engineering — Genetic pollution
• Intensive farming — Overgrazing, Irrigation, Monoculture, Environmental effects of meat production
• Land degradation — Land pollution, Desertification
• Soil — Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Soil contamination, Soil salination
• Nanotechnology — Nanotoxicology, Nanopollution
• Nuclear issues — Nuclear fallout, Nuclear meltdown, Nuclear power
• Overpopulation — Burial
• Ozone depletion
• Pollution — Air pollution, Light pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution
• Water pollution — Acid rain, Eutrophication, Marine pollution, Ocean dumping, Oil spills, Urban runoff, Water crisis
• Resource depletion — Exploitation of natural resources
• Consumerism — Consumer capitalism, Planned obsolescence
• Fishing — Blast fishing, Bottom trawling, Cyanide fishing, Ghost nets, Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing, Overfishing, Shark finning
• Logging — Clearcutting, Deforestation, Illegal logging
• Mining — Acid mine drainage, Mountaintop removal mining
• Toxins — Chlorofluorocarbons, DDT, Dioxin, Heavy metals, Herbicides, Pesticides, Toxics use reduction, Toxic waste
• Urban sprawl
• Waste — E-waste, Litter, Waste disposal incidents

We will talk about each one of these in the posts to come, not necessarily in that order.. I will try and keep it practical but surely will not be able to do away with theory.

Unless each one of us takes interest in one, two or a few of these issues and try to bring about change in your own way, there will be no change. Practise what you preach, join environmentalist groups and if you feel this is right confidently persuade your near and dear ones, friends, neighbours and relatives to modify their habits and behaviour.

We have only one world and we have only one time to act, NOW..