Monday, April 21, 2008

The Earth's Day


Today is the Earth Day, a day to remind the people of the critical health of our mother earth. Since 20th century, the Earth has suffered a lot of deals, which came out due to the demands of the growing human population over the world. Forests cleared to allow urban developments while various floras and faunas gone extinct and others are heading toward the same fate. The rise in temperature and CO2, penetrated ozone layer, shortage of water, food and mineral resources such as oil, various wars and conflicts are some of the global issues that will always haunt us in this century.

As people step into the eighth years of 21st century, there are lots more to be done for the mother earth, which is now barely alive. In our country, things are of no different. Since the independence, we have seen how the landscape of the country been shaped, headed by the policy makers at the top, who decide and approve various type of projects for the benefits of the people. But, not all developments are good after all. There are always accompanied by pollutions, destructions of nature and change in climate, which we now experience.

There are various ways to save the earth and the government as well as the people should stand together when it comes to this issue regardless of their political ideologies, races and religions. Saving the earth is every human being’s responsibility. The effort can be individual effort such as water or electricity saving which is not difficult to do. Government should take more serious efforts to implement laws and regulations related to environmental issues, conservation of floras and faunas and exploitations of natural resources in the country and states. All these should be done with integrity without greedy agenda.

Today, we remember the Earth’s Day.

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