Go Green

Going Green…what does this mean? It does not mean buying, painting or wearing things that are green. It is a calling to save our ever-dwinding natural resources and prevent our planets death. If you have not already noticed our planet is slowly turning to a cesspool of trash dumps, dead forests, strange weather, melting ice caps and loss of natural habitats. HELLO! We need to do something people.


Yeah, we all talk about how we need to save our planet and "Go Green," but really, who actually does what they preach so strongly about? Sure there are the few people who are passionate enough to do small things here and there, but those few people are not going to save the planet. We are running out of time to try and reverse what our loving ancestors have done to us.

A lot of the systems we use today for fuel, water, paper, energy, clothes, light, etc. were developed long ago and have led to of the destruction of Earth. But by keeping them around today, we are just making the problem worse. All of those Trucks, Hummers and SUVs that guzzle gas like you and I drink water are not the smartest ideas. Yeah, you look “tough” or “gangsta”, but really, are you going to look tough in 30 years when the world is dead and it's nearly impossible to survive. Personally, I would prefer a healthy, safe environment to looking cool in my ride.

What about all that fast food I constantly see people with. Fast food lovers are wasting tons of paper, plastic and food everyday. All that trash has to go somewhere and that somewhere is your lovely neighborhood landfill. So maybe those people can learn to pack a lunch a little more often instead of buying it from a clown.

The polar ice caps are melting like ice cream on a hot day in July. This messes with the sea levels and is ruining the habitat of countless animals like polar bears and penguins. If the ice caps completely disappear then there could be catastrophic results that could kill millions of humans and animals. Places like New York and London would be almost completely covered in water and we would lose a lot of land to the oceans new water level.

The usual excuse we hear when people are asked why they refuse to go green is “oh, well all those environmental things are really expensive.” This is true for the initial cost of most green products, but they do end up saving you money in the long run. Those “twisty light blubs” also know as compact fluorescent blubs are a great value and they take thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air and last about five years long than regular blubs.

The end is approaching and we have to do something now. Every little thing helps and we can all contribute to the fight for our planet. If we all sit around saying “oh, other people will take care of it so I don't have to” then nothing will get done and we’ll all be on a slow boat to destruction. Just doing small things like cutting your shower time, changing blubs, and recycling can help so much. We all need to step it up while we still have time.

-Daniel Isaacs