As I went out for a hobble this afternoon, I met a man who I have known for a while, no idea what his name is, but just over twelve months ago his wife and kids came to join him. He's from one of the north African countries. (I know that it's not Egypt or Algeria.)
That aside, what he said truly hit home.
World leaders are all about prosperity of their country, and although they have environment summits, it's all words.
Until the world, as a whole, starts putting the environment first things will get worse. It won't matter how much money people earn, if there's no food to buy.
We need to do everything we can to stop global warming. Politicians in global meetings can't do anything tangible. The action needs to be made at grassroots level.
You might not think that your bit of environmentally friendly action helps, but if we all do our bit....maybe...just maybe....we can do it.
Yeah! And the creepy politicians will try to take the credit.
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Sunday, 7 August 2011
It might be cleaner, but is it also cheaper?
You might have noticed that several car manufacturers have been developing either "hybrid" cars, or electric cars of late. There is one question I really would like answered about this.
Okay, we all see the sense that whilst driving an electric car it doesn't pollute the atmosphere. However, in the long run does it pollute by the same amount, somewhere along the line? After all the electric needs to be generated to charge the car up. And I know it would be marvelous if all the countries needs for electric was generated via natural , sorry I mean, environmentally friendly generation. Windmills, hydro electric, solar power, and the like. But we are still a long way from this. Plus not everyone likes the windmills....but that's another post. Lastly, the energy providers keep putting up the price of electric, so would an electric car work out cheaper? Maybe, maybe not! It's something to think about.
Just as a crazy aside, the ideal "environmentally friendly" transport would have solar cells, and a small wind generator....and in this country, maybe even a small waterwheel as well! (Bet that's made you smile.)
Okay, we all see the sense that whilst driving an electric car it doesn't pollute the atmosphere. However, in the long run does it pollute by the same amount, somewhere along the line? After all the electric needs to be generated to charge the car up. And I know it would be marvelous if all the countries needs for electric was generated via natural , sorry I mean, environmentally friendly generation. Windmills, hydro electric, solar power, and the like. But we are still a long way from this. Plus not everyone likes the windmills....but that's another post. Lastly, the energy providers keep putting up the price of electric, so would an electric car work out cheaper? Maybe, maybe not! It's something to think about.
Just as a crazy aside, the ideal "environmentally friendly" transport would have solar cells, and a small wind generator....and in this country, maybe even a small waterwheel as well! (Bet that's made you smile.)
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