A Green Thought

The most amazing thing about what’s going on in today’s world is the fact that we all see that’s happening yet a lot of us do so little about it. I especially find politicians to be the worst of us all. Reason being is that they are at the forefront of this issue and I know that there is so much more that could be done to save our world, they know it and choose to put it on the back burner. World leaders such as George Bush, could do a lot considering that the United States is the most powerful nation in the entire world and a lot of smaller countries look up to the U.S in the aspect to strive to be like them when it comes to their lifestyle, wealth etc. This isn’t a hidden fact, it’s very commonly known, and with this in mind should Bush not set an environmental example for other nations to follow?
I also think that too much people just don’t care! I know that it is sad but it’s the truth. Environmental issues are not at the top of our to do list, whereas things like Britney Spears’ court affairs are making the headlines and are top stories on the evening news. People now just don’t have their priorities in order in the aspect that we have a tendency to focus on the things that need not to be focused on. Another example is people spending their money on the wrong things. For instance, American spent millions a few years ago, on running bio-terrorism drills incase of an attack. What are the odds of a bio-terrorism attack?! That money could have been put towards good use somewhere else especially when our natural resources are dwindling away before us. I don’t want to seem like I’m bashing the Americans because there are probably many other nations out there doing far worse with their money
Another trait that we lack is awareness. The fact that not to many people know that two thirds of our natural resources have been used up. It could also be the fact that even though we know our resources are being used up at an alarming rate, we aren’t grasping the concepts of what this will mean in the long run. Personally what I fear the most is the fact that we will start to care once it’s to late and nothing can be done about it.