Environment.
When I look in a mirror what do I really see? A member of a species that has the power to alter the environment, who can in turn make living conditions tolerable or impossible for not only its own species but many others? How many others is a figure that is increased by thousands every year as more and more species are discovered throughout the world.
Decisions about levels of carbon gas emissions are taken by governments but the everyday beauty of the countryside is influenced greatly by individual personal decisions. Important questions can often provide conclusive answers about just how much we appreciate what our own actions can do, because one when added to only a few more can total a significant sum. I ask myself when I visit the seaside do I collect up all my discarded rubbish and dispose of it in a designated receptacle, or do I just dump it there, after all other people are doing it so why bother?
In the middle of the sea there is a floating island of discarded plastic containers that is growing as more and more plastic is being dumped into the sea.
Disposing of rubbish is a major issue and a good portion of council time and money is tied up with finding suitable ways of collecting and reprocessing rubbish. It seems as if the task is a money orientated one, a costly job and yet there is a saying that where there is muck there is money.
I think that over time the consciousness about what we can do on an individual basis for our environment has altered. References, images and public appeals have widened our knowledge about what every area of impact can mean to the whole. Environmental ideas should not be a means for negative thought but for positive and pro active alteration. There is so much that can be done, individual, small acts can be the basis for bigger improvements. If, for example, each person acknowledged their appreciation for the environment through small actions to protect it then the greater act would have a positive influence for many.
Already education, politics and the media have made the environment a priority. Sometimes actions are a means for alteration and a response can be the move that motivates multiple hearts and minds.
Decisions about levels of carbon gas emissions are taken by governments but the everyday beauty of the countryside is influenced greatly by individual personal decisions. Important questions can often provide conclusive answers about just how much we appreciate what our own actions can do, because one when added to only a few more can total a significant sum. I ask myself when I visit the seaside do I collect up all my discarded rubbish and dispose of it in a designated receptacle, or do I just dump it there, after all other people are doing it so why bother?
In the middle of the sea there is a floating island of discarded plastic containers that is growing as more and more plastic is being dumped into the sea.
Disposing of rubbish is a major issue and a good portion of council time and money is tied up with finding suitable ways of collecting and reprocessing rubbish. It seems as if the task is a money orientated one, a costly job and yet there is a saying that where there is muck there is money.
I think that over time the consciousness about what we can do on an individual basis for our environment has altered. References, images and public appeals have widened our knowledge about what every area of impact can mean to the whole. Environmental ideas should not be a means for negative thought but for positive and pro active alteration. There is so much that can be done, individual, small acts can be the basis for bigger improvements. If, for example, each person acknowledged their appreciation for the environment through small actions to protect it then the greater act would have a positive influence for many.
Already education, politics and the media have made the environment a priority. Sometimes actions are a means for alteration and a response can be the move that motivates multiple hearts and minds.
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