Humanity
A Human Role
By now, I’ve realised that actions so slight compose no such difference on the grass I walk on or the sky I gaze. Still, to feed my moral compass, I walk to college, recycle aluminium cans, recycle food waste, recycle glass bottles, recycle paper and cardboard, recycle batteries, never drop litter and use reusable face masks. Perchance just yesterday, living in the belief that fellow actions like these made such change. The world saw no change. No improvement.
By Hannah Pressman5 years ago in Earth
Listen to the Elders.
There are many facts about our environment's decline since the industrial revolution that are confronting. Some find it easier to avoid, I have been there many a time. Overwhelmed by the little it feels we can do, or that we simply do not know what to do. This feeling is not dishonest. Many people think they have the answer as well. I'm not denying that either as many a great mind is at work to solve the issues we have created. Yet, the two forces of corporate greed and environmental awareness are at play. This makes things even more frustrating when passion begins to evolve within the individual to protect the Earth. This can leave us feeling hopeless against the big guys. Fair enough. The truth is that many of us have lost our connection to the Earth. We stopped thinking to care about her through just trying to survive in the rat race of life. We get caught in the system, and I'm sorry to say but the system is based off of greed. As a result we only have 0.5 % of our oceans protected which hold 80% of our life on Earth, and we are losing 80'000 hectares of rainforests globally a day. With this comes the loss of the 1000's of species that are in their own system; the system of maintaining what we live on, our home. There is more to it though, we lost our connection to these species and appreciation for them. We know best because we are the top of the food chain. We also know how to fix it because we had the power to create the mess. Maybe we do. I know very little about how this world works and how to fix it. I do know that it is time to put my own ego aside and listen to the people that truly understand the land with their hearts, spirit and mind.
By India Grant5 years ago in Earth
A Better World
I am not always in love with the state of our current world, but I do see the potential of it all. I see that it is very possible to change things for the better on a small scale, and when enough people are on board with the idea, it can inspire monumentally big change in the world.
By Ari Asha Love5 years ago in Earth
Water in my Nostrils
Rebellion is one of my love languages. God, I love the ocean. I remember lying on my stomach waiting for the waves to hit me as I let my body go limp as a child and rode the waves, in and out. Feeling the sand run over my body and caress my skin. Water would jet up into my nostrils and I’d break over the wave spitting salt and sand out of my mouth. Some people don’t like it, but I loved it. The innocent way my child like brain believed, the ocean will always be here.
By Rachel Wright5 years ago in Earth
Save The Chubby Unicorns
Over the years I've heard more and more about how the pollution on this planet has gotten out of control. You see recycle bins popping up near everywhere next to trash cans. Businesses and schools proudly claim to be "going green" and I've been left to ask myself how I can help. What is it I can do?
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Earth
in the great pacific garbage patch
In the great pacific garbage patch, a million little particles of plastic glisten in the sun, to be brittle, break apart, and be devoured by the many living organisms, under the surface of the earth. None of our food is safe to eat. Our crowns cry for our short existence wondering if we will ever save our doomsday clocking day by day. We consume, racking up pillars of toilet paper and wasteful paper products, while we leave those to starve and not attain basic necessities. Insanity of chiroptera. Lilith’s golden story and her greatest heartbreak. To be separated from love itself. We became the passengers of our story, seeing race in division, devoid of spirit.
By Margaret Anne Ettinger5 years ago in Earth
Reducing Waste with Technology Education
There are endless ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Many say save the turtles by banning plastic usage to minimally necessary levels. Others say we should stop eating meat. However, I believe that technology education is what will make the biggest impact on the slowing of CO2e emissions. We love technology and often spend most days using it for upwards of 12 hours. We want the latest and greatest flagship phones. We are loyal to our tech giants. As a Computer Information Systems major, I am here to tell you why we need to be more loyal to our oceans than our electronics. My personal goal to reduce my own carbon footprint is by teaching as many people as possible about how to lower theirs.
By Brandy Enn5 years ago in Earth
A Selkie's Story
Under the Pacific Ocean close to the continent of North America, is the underwater city of Nysa. A perfect place for mermaids, naiads, and selkies to work, live, and other wise enjoy life. It is the last of the underwater cities in the Earth Realm. It is a beautiful day today with the water being a clear blue and the temperature being comfortably warm. The sun is shining strong today.
By Erika Ravnsborg5 years ago in Earth
Nature will go on, with or without you.
Planet earth aye? What a beyond incredible planet, a beautiful void of creation. How lucky are we to get the opportunity to experience life here, experiencing love, connection and choice! I don’t think many of us even realise how lucky we are to have been given this opportunity to experience life through such beautiful means and profound senses.
By Merrie Tucker5 years ago in Earth
Exploit Oceans, Not People
Nearly everything we use today has been affected by fossil fuels, and that’s a good thing. The oceans represent a significant part of daily existence. The fact that mankind has advanced to use fossil fuels to desalinate and clean up the water we use daily is a boon to human flourishing. It is completely ironic how fossil fuels continue to permit human beings to extend life, but that’s what they do. Folks say that the oceans are overrun with filth and garbage. Companies like 4Ocean are allegedly dedicated to clearing the waters. For instance, their Mobile Skimmer collects plastic waste from water bodies. It all rests on fossil fuels.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Earth
