In the United States it is becoming urgently clear to nearly everyone that our dependency on coal and foreign oil is not only selfish and destructive, it is causing huge, potentially non reversable damage to our country, to the globe, to our atmosphere, and beyond. It seems as though government has its head in the sand, is quick to take up other causes. What can we do to make a difference.
In the United states we have access to education and a willing workforce ready to take up the challenge of fixing up our environment before it's too late. There is solar, wind, and water energy all around us just waiting to be harnessed to run our homes and offices. We are coming out of the worst recession since the depression and we have startlingly low unemployment rates. It seems like a match made in heaven. A willing workforce and the potential to create new technology jobs for dislocated workers. While there has been talk of moving to a more sustainable future of energy, change is slow and with government so busy with health care reform it seems that little is being done to make this change. The topic is hot during election times and the Obama administration is quick to bash republicans for not supporting renewable energy resources during that time, but movement in the administration is still slow at best when the voters aren't watching so close. The damage is happening faster than repairs.
What can we do to help move the process along? The answer is simple, we have to vote. While we may not have total control over health care, the environment and where our energy comes from, we do have some say in who makes these decisions. As the future of our country, we have a lot at stake. To sit back and let other people make those decisions for us would really be a tragedy. A little over half of our population actually gets out to vote on election day and that lowers to about a third of the population for mid term elections. Mid terms is when we vote in about a third of our congress, senate, and local and state representatives. These are the people who are most likely to share our same concerns and who may actually hear our voices...THEY MAKE OUR DECISIONS. So, if you share some of the same environmental concerns, and even if you don't, get out to the polls on Nov. 2nd and be heard.
I posted a link to a great website sponsored by Wisconsin public radio. It is called Wisconsin Vote.org. It is a great site that will help you get to know the candidates, know where and when to vote, registration procedure and lots of other helpful election day stuff.
http://wisconsinvote.org/
I thought what you talked about was really a great topic, its so true the stuff we need is just waiting for us to harness it for what its worth.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even realize of how much things are starting to go down hill and not much is taking control to help it. It was a good topic to talk about and the website was actually interesting. But thats the thing the only time and only thing we can do to lead out loud is to Vote, what else is there for us to do..
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