Zer0 Waste

When Gary came in to talk about waste I figured it would be at least a little repetitive. I mean we've been talking about waste throughout the coarse of this entire class. I had heard of the jobs recycling has to offer and I had heard of companies attempts to "go green". I didn't realize how far he was going to take it though. Although such predictions are inaccurate at best, the concept that we will have absolutely no waste by 2040 peaked my interest despite myself. 30 years and we can really have absolutely no waste? That seems a worthy goal to me. Of coarse in 1989 the film "Back to the Future 2" predicted that 30 years in the future "this year" we'd have pill meals and flying cars, so I can't help but wonder how far we will go. Then again they couldn't even imagine Global Positioning Units and Cellular Phones. Maybe will will reach this astonishing landmark in human history. Maybe we will find a way to depend on what we already have without need for further consumption, maybe after that we'll even have ways to return some of what was taken. I can't say anymore than Hollywood could back in 1989 but I can say that I find it to be a worthy goal and that this speech has inspired me to work to attain this goal. For the good of our people and our planet.

A Future in Green

Joe came in again to talk to us about career possibilities that might coincide with the planet's best interests such as the carpet company which has a massively effective program for recyceling used carpet right down to the glue and also the Sierra Nevada brewing company which also is a very green and efficient industry. These all appear to be great ideas but for me, I have a different path for myself in mind. I'm in school to be a fictional novelist. Now apart from making sure all my books are printed on recycled paper, the only real impact I can give is in my message. Joe didn't talk about careers like this but I feel like I can make as much if not more of a difference this way and I have no intention of changing it at this stage in my life. That is the career I will have and I will do my best to save to world in my own way. I encourage everyone to take their career of choice and do the same. Don't change what you're going to do, change the way you do it.

EARTH DAY

Why is it important to have an earth day? How can being ecologically friendly one day make a difference out of the year?
Well the truth is it can't. Being ecologically friendly once a year and the trashing the planet for the rest of it is not a fair trade. I still find earth day to be important however, it not only supplies a universal gathering for ecologists to share ideas and strategies for making our world a better place, but it also gives us an opportunity to spread the knowledge that will help save the world the rest of the year. Maybe someone will go to a festival and take the time to learn about how recycling has gotten much easier over the past few years and how much it does to help the environment. Maybe some just doesn't know how much of their waste is recyclable. In this one day the rest of peoples year can be affected. It also gives us all a chance to see what it's like to have a day without TV, gas guzzling cars or individual bottled water and some people might learn that there are a lot of benefits to a change in lifestyle. Of coarse everyone can't be expected to suddenly adopt the ecological stand in a day, but every difference helps and overall, people and the planet are better of for it.