what are the experiences of an environmentalist fighting for mother earth?

Question

i mean, experience of an activist, student or just an ordinary person in saving mother earth or viewpoints in protecting earth...etc

Answer 1

Do you mean the activist or an environmentalist that actually works to clean up hazardous spills and such?

I can not speak for the activist.

However, as an environmental consultant, the art of cleaning up a hazardous spill or release to soil or groundwater is one that is heavily involved with state regulators.

After a release is discovered, the state controlling authority has to be contacted within 1-2 days. Failure to do so will result in a fine.

You have to understand, after you sample soil or groundwater for chemicals, it can take a consultant weeks to prepare a report of findings. This is usually forwarded to the state for review and consideration.

After the state sits on the report for about 3 months, they will write a nasty letter to the owner of the property asking him to submit:

A health and safety plan, and

A work plan detailing how you will assess the spill, clean up the spill, and monitor for long term effects.

It will take about 30 days to prepare these two documents and then turn them into the state for review.

After about 90 days (in some states it can take several months [sometimes 12 or more]), they will submit a response and ask for your comments.

They will allow you 14 days to prepare a response.

You turn it in and after about 30 days, you will be given clearance to start your work.

At each stage of the plan, you turn in a summary report. Sometimes you will get a response within 90 days, often times not.

After several years of this process, you might get the project cleaned up.

Usually, after 10 years, the client fires you and hires a new consultant that will revise the work plan (pursuant to state approval).

If you are lucky, you can work in a state that will allow you to bypass the process if you can get everything cleaned up in 6 months or less. But, if the groundwater is impacted, you will fall back into the regulatory molasses because water is harder to capture, remove and dispose.

This is what I do every day.

Answer 2

as a private citizen Ive been an environmentalist for more than 40yrs...it is frustrating...people just don't get it...I mean they don't get it. fuel economy they look at cause they see the result in their wallet...not using household chems, poisons in their gardens, and toxins in toiletries and food stuffs they don't
hear cause it inconveniences them.

We didn't inherit the planet from our ancestors
We borrowed it from our children
and people around the world better realize this soon, cause
mother is screeming out for help.

Answer 3

NO they are fighting against the poor . They are doing everything to push the cost of transportation out of there reach.