We are on the brink of an Extinction Level Event. By this, I do not mean that a huge asteroid is all of a sudden going to appear in the sky and hit our planet, nor will the Earth's core begin to overheat and all of a sudden break up the planets continents. What I am talking about is the effect of 19,817 plant and animal species that are currently under SERIOUS threat with extinction. This means that there are that many species of living organisms that could in the very near future be completely wiped off the surface of the planet, never to be seen or heard of again. But why should we worry....?? I mean, we don't need them. We are the mighty HUMANS! We are the rulers of this planet. Let's just carry on raping the planets fossil fuels, and living unsustainably! Let's carry on throwing our plastic out of the car window and dirtying the streets! Let's bend and warp the rules of nature to suite us! If you agreed to any of these suggestions then please go play a game of Russian Roulette....and lose!
At the latest Rio +20 Earth Summit, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published their annual Red list which highlights all the plants and animals under threat. The top species under threat where the amphibians such as frogs, toads and newts. Ocean biodiversity continued to decline with a third of all reef building corals threatened by extinction. This means BAD NEWS for humans, 275 Million of which are reliant on Coral Reefs for food, coastal protection and livelihoods, according to the IUCN.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/rio-red-list-extinction-species/index.html
The problem here is that WE are to blame...mainly. Of course the planet naturally warms and cools and changes climates, produces Earthquakes, Tsunami's and such. Since the advent of the industrial revolution however, our ability to understand the natural processes that occur through out nature was blown away into the haze of ignorance that covered the human race. We wanted power, we wanted faster moving vehicles, we wanted to plant and grow food quicker than the guy next door. As a result, our food is only about 65% real (Ok, so im not completely sure about that percentage...so DO NOT QUOTE ME) ...in the sense of naturally produced edible material.
We require supplements just so that we can receive the daily dosage of vitamins and minerals that we as humans need to survive. It is seriously getting to the point of no return now. Do not rely on your government to change things. You yourself need to change. Tell your friends if they don't know about it already. Go crazy about it. If blabbing like this to your mates irritates them, then STUFF THEM! At the end of the day you probably don't need them anyway! You carry on saving the planet! Listen to that little voice in your head...that voice of reason. Don't be afraid to NOT follow the crowd. Start your own revolution!
At the latest Rio +20 Earth Summit, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published their annual Red list which highlights all the plants and animals under threat. The top species under threat where the amphibians such as frogs, toads and newts. Ocean biodiversity continued to decline with a third of all reef building corals threatened by extinction. This means BAD NEWS for humans, 275 Million of which are reliant on Coral Reefs for food, coastal protection and livelihoods, according to the IUCN.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/rio-red-list-extinction-species/index.html
The problem here is that WE are to blame...mainly. Of course the planet naturally warms and cools and changes climates, produces Earthquakes, Tsunami's and such. Since the advent of the industrial revolution however, our ability to understand the natural processes that occur through out nature was blown away into the haze of ignorance that covered the human race. We wanted power, we wanted faster moving vehicles, we wanted to plant and grow food quicker than the guy next door. As a result, our food is only about 65% real (Ok, so im not completely sure about that percentage...so DO NOT QUOTE ME) ...in the sense of naturally produced edible material.
We require supplements just so that we can receive the daily dosage of vitamins and minerals that we as humans need to survive. It is seriously getting to the point of no return now. Do not rely on your government to change things. You yourself need to change. Tell your friends if they don't know about it already. Go crazy about it. If blabbing like this to your mates irritates them, then STUFF THEM! At the end of the day you probably don't need them anyway! You carry on saving the planet! Listen to that little voice in your head...that voice of reason. Don't be afraid to NOT follow the crowd. Start your own revolution!
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