Blog 17

The idea of deep ecology is infact a scary one, but it would be impossible to argue that would it fix the environmetal issues we face today. If you take a step back and take in the environmetal destruction the world faces today, you can almost feel yourself on Hardin's lifeboat. The desicions that mankind will be soon face with will be a difficult one and wether we choose to accept it or not it likely requires a massive reduction in not greenhouse gases but the reduction of the human population. I strongly feel like we are industrious enough to save ourself, but we need to stop avoiding the real problem and address it. It is understandable that mankind be afraid to truly stop and try to resolve these environmental problems because first of all they contradict the American culture. As one of the leading countries in the world, it is our responsibility to be a trend setter in environmetal policies and right now that isn't the case. People also need to understand that shallow ecology (greencars, recycling, energy efficient lights, whatever) are slowing down the problem, but can never fix it, because they still contribute. If the problems are going to be resolved, it involve a massive movement to ELIMINATE greenhouse gas emissions, not reduce, and an increased awareness for the rights of other organism on the planet and an understanding that our desicions affect them too. We can't be selfish.