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| Giant Squid?? A Sunday morning rant.
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10.10.2004 |
Ok, so it's Sunday morning and I'm bumming around my apartment surfing on the net. Checking out CBC and found an article about a giant squid found off the coast of BC. Intrigued, I decided to read the article. I though these things only existed in scifi books, but I digress. It turns out that they usually live in warmer waters, so scientists are thinking this is yet another warning from mother nature. When will we clue in??
I also just read that the Russian government has passed Kyoto and is now awaiting ratification! Woohooo With Russia signing on to the treaty, that puts the total number of countries over 50% - and Kyoto will be implemented. America, being the worlds largest producer of greenhouse gases, will hopefully feel the pressure. But I think this is unlikely, especially if Bush gets another term. Seeing as his family owns numerous oil fields.... let's say it together 'conflict of interest'! There have been countless studies confirming that global warming is caused by our wasteful actions. While so many politicians and businesses say that economically, Kyoto is not feasible, I disagree. Yes, if companies continue to run business as they do currently, they will go broke and people will loose their jobs. However, if companies are forced, for example, to include disposal/recycling costs in their business plans this might not be the case. We need to make it harder and more costly for companies to pollute and produce toxic materials.
When companies and politicians say that Kyoto will be bad for the economy, they are trying to scare voters into thinking that they will loose their jobs. That's all it is, a scare tactic. I was recently listening to a radio show and David Suzuki was a guest. He believes that implementing Kyoto and general ecological business will create more jobs and be good for the economy. The fact that the most developed countries are the worst polluters should be a wake-up call to each of us. Too many people are quick to blame the 'backward', and 'dirty' third world for the current environmental crisis. We're the problem. And besides, most of the pollution that happens in the developing world is the result of multinationals trying to take advantage of low wages and lax pollution controls. Pollution doesn't stop at the border, moron.
emma found her way @ 10:24 a.m.
I also just read that the Russian government has passed Kyoto and is now awaiting ratification! Woohooo With Russia signing on to the treaty, that puts the total number of countries over 50% - and Kyoto will be implemented. America, being the worlds largest producer of greenhouse gases, will hopefully feel the pressure. But I think this is unlikely, especially if Bush gets another term. Seeing as his family owns numerous oil fields.... let's say it together 'conflict of interest'! There have been countless studies confirming that global warming is caused by our wasteful actions. While so many politicians and businesses say that economically, Kyoto is not feasible, I disagree. Yes, if companies continue to run business as they do currently, they will go broke and people will loose their jobs. However, if companies are forced, for example, to include disposal/recycling costs in their business plans this might not be the case. We need to make it harder and more costly for companies to pollute and produce toxic materials.
When companies and politicians say that Kyoto will be bad for the economy, they are trying to scare voters into thinking that they will loose their jobs. That's all it is, a scare tactic. I was recently listening to a radio show and David Suzuki was a guest. He believes that implementing Kyoto and general ecological business will create more jobs and be good for the economy. The fact that the most developed countries are the worst polluters should be a wake-up call to each of us. Too many people are quick to blame the 'backward', and 'dirty' third world for the current environmental crisis. We're the problem. And besides, most of the pollution that happens in the developing world is the result of multinationals trying to take advantage of low wages and lax pollution controls. Pollution doesn't stop at the border, moron.
emma found her way @ 10:24 a.m.
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