is any one going to do anything?

Question

water polution ms getting worse when is real action going to be taken

Answer 1

What they need to do is set higher penalties and fines for these companies responsible for most of the pollution, and every time they get caught the fine go higher and higher with jail time too.

Answer 2

If we hold true to form, we'll do something when we're forced to do it. As in, when large enough numbers of people in our own backyards start dying, or when our lifestyles are so severely impacted we can't ignore it anymore.

There was an article in the New York Times a couple of days ago, about global warming being a 'slow motion' catastrophe. We humans react swiftly enough when someone or something threatens us directly, but if the threat isn't right in our faces, we tend to ignore it, even if ignoring it is ultimately going to cost us dearly. Rather like eating fast food all your life even though you know it's not good for you, because death from cardiac disease seems such a long way off.

I see a lot of people in this forum doing their utmost to argue that the threats to our environment are just a plot by liberals, or that we don't need to change our way of life, or that the science is false and only being hailed around the world because liberals own the media, or that human presence on this planet is so insignificant we can't possibly be responsible for what's happening. I see people arguing that there is nothing we can do, so why bother? I'm willing to bet they believe what they're saying. They're representative of the frog in the boiling water, and they will be the ones hollering the loudest when they are harmed by their own inaction.

So, I guess, just do what you can, yourself. Talk about it, try to get others to listen. Change your life in the ways you can change it to lessen your impact on the planet. Stop buying products that are harmful to the environment. Stop eating ocean catch; buy fish from environmentally friendly farms. Write letters and email to companies who pollute the oceans telling them they have lost your business, and why. Become a vegetarian. Bike to school or work if you can. Volunteer with a group that cleans up beaches. Vote for people who are serious about taking action to stop overfishing, whaling, and water pollution. Buy a green car. If enough of us do our part and make a difference, maybe we can convince the rest it's worth it.

Answer 3

Although industry accounts for an incredible amount of pollution, I think the changes will have to come on an individual, community level. If people begin to make clean enviroments a priority for themselves, they will be more likely to press for change.

Answer 4

when bush is out of office (hopefully)
though the dems are probably gonna flip flop on pollution

but when things will get better is 10 years from now when the younger generation, who actually has the knowledge and the passion to make a difference, grows up.

Answer 5

Well what are YOU planning to do about it? You can't just sit back and let all the other "anyone's" of the world be responsible for taking action. Get off the computer and ACT on your concerns.

Answer 6

U are like a grain of sand on the beach . There is nothing u can do.

Answer 7

when the water inside my crystal geyser bottle is black instead of clear.

Answer 8

Sad to say, it probably never will.