The Good Earth (page 6 of 6)

Miles to Go...

Do the positive trends mean that environmental protection is no longer a concern? Absolutely not. Many problems remain, among them the loss of wildlife habitat in suburban expansion areas, chemical runoff from nearly unrestricted agriculture, and low miles-per-gallon SUVs, which cause waste by burning excessive gas. And, in the developing world, environmental problems of all sorts are at an emergency level -- including lack of clean water, air pollution from unregulated cars and industry, and species loss. Beyond these setbacks stands the specter of artificially triggered climate change. Global warming may be the Super Bowl of environmental problems, since it could impact all of Earth.

But just bear this in mind: In every place where nations have imposed strict environmental standards, negative trends turned to positive very quickly. Earth, after all, has proved throughout the eons to be nothing if not resilient. This gives us good reason to hope that if we act to solve the environmental problems that still remain, we will achieve rapid progress against them too. Now that's a reason to say Happy Earth Day!

From Reader's Digest - April 2005

 

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