Blog 9-Postcript

In the last section of, The Green Halo, Kohak gives more of his perspective of the environmental problems present in today's society and discusses a little more about his "flannel ecology" and how we as humans can change the over consuming ideology present in our society. Kohak respects the views and conclusions that he has shared with us throughout the novel and feels that's its important to teach them to others who are "ecologically illiterate." This part of his "flannel ecology." That instead of allowing people be ignorant towards ecologist and their efforts and to nature as well, we should try to educate them so that they can be aware of the issues.

Kohak also calls for us to do work towards improving the environment such as cleaning a river or lake to planting a tree. Though this a small community thing we could do, if other small communities around the world would take part, then a bigger effect would be the outcome. But, if we continue with our over consuming views, all the work will be in vain. So the biggest challenge of all would be to change the attitudes towards nature. The views of the "ecologically illiterate" are something that will be difficult to change since it has been a part of their entire life, but the more aware they are, the more likely they are prone to change. Though it will be a change that will take time, it needs to take place as quick as possible.

Before reading, The Green Halo, I had no idea how serious the ecological present were. I didn't care much for nature and I showed it too by driving my car as much as I can and not throwing away my trash in a trashcan, things like gum wrappers were just thrown on the ground. And whoever drove one of those hybrid cars, I would regard them as tree huggers or nature freaks. As as a biology major, I was taught that experimenting on animals was ok but it really isn't. I had even killed a groundhog that was just simply looking for food in my backyard. After reading this book, I have developed a much greater respect towards nature and have a much greater understanding of the ecological problems we as humans face and that it is up to us to change or else we will be forced to. We must learn to, as Kohak says, "tread lightly upon the earth."