SAVE THE PLANET

This semester (and last for that matter) in my social studies and science classes, the running theme has been "climat change".

In the news lately, scientists are finally admitting man's role in the planet's vast climate change we've been experiencing over the past decade or so. (fyi; did you know that 2005 was the hottest year in recorded history??)

By man's role in climate change i'm referring to the fact that the human race is quickly being blamed as the sole reason we've been experiencing the growing epidemic of global warming. Deforestation is becoming a problem more than ever; pollution rates are soaring; more and more chemicals are being dumped in the oceans than before, and aerosol products are destroying the atmospheric ozone layer.

for more on the topic and the seriousness of the issue i suggest you all watch al gore's docu-drama "an inconvenient truth"...i guarantee it will scare the living shit out of you...especially since it basically blames some of the world's worst environmental catastrophes (umm, hurrican katrina anyone?) on US!

those of you who don't recycle/compost, or those of you who litter on a regular basis/use your vehicle too much/cut down trees/eat meat (sorry that last one was a personal one) GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER PEOPLE CAUSE WE'RE DESTROYING THE PLANET...

we're being taught that as future educators to the next generation, it is our utter responsibility to teach them about the dangers of living a frivolous lifestyle (i.e. one that includes the above mentioned activities...)

"the lorax" by dr. seuss pic above was written in 1971 and centers around deforestation; basically the lorax is a little creature who speaks for the trees (since they have no voice of their own) and is trying to educate the factory workers on the dangers of cutting down and destroying our planet's forests. like i said it was written in 1971...that was 35 years ago people, and now today this is still just as prevolent an issue as ever before!!!!! we're obviously doing something wrong!?!?!?!?! (i suggest you read this lovely little book by dr. seuss; or watch the movie...it's on youtube.com...just search for "the lorax" it's only about 30 minutes long, and i seriously believe that watching it will open up your eyes to just what man is doing to the planet.

think about it.