Comments on: Earth Observation, Global Perspective

By: People Power Granny

People Power Granny — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:48:36 +0000

I’m tired of how many of us don’t give a darn about how our population numbers are overpopulating our earth, and having impact on climate change. Read my recent post on http://peoplepowergranny.blogspot.com/ and tell me what size you think families should be today.

By: Angel

Angel — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:49:28 +0000

Thank you for your article which gives me hope that we can make a difference. It doesn’t have to be a monumental task to “save the world.” It can be within reach by our simple daily choices. I would say making those choices on a personal and daily level could be as easy as choosing milk from a cardboard container instead of plastic. (When I buy a personal size milk, many times it comes in a plastic bottle so thick, it is almost bullet-proof. I cringe to think where this bottle may go… in a landfill and never disintegrate? or perhaps becomes a play toy for a dolphin in the ocean, or a poor animal gets a body part stuck in it and can’t get it out,…)

It could be a choice to bring your own cup to the coffee shop to get re-filled instead of using a “brand new” one made of paper and plastic.

This small thing may translate into something big that we don’t even realize. Perhaps by picking up that small piece of trash, you saved an animal from choking to death on it. Who is to say that a small effort will not make a difference? Even if it doesn’t, just the act of being “conscious” and respecting the Earth and its creatures must be a positive (e.g., change of perception).
Remote sensing of the Earth is extremely important to see the whole picture and see our Earth from a new perspective. Sometimes it takes going far away from our home in order to truly understand it.

By: Raven

Raven — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:46:28 +0000

Thank you for bringing this awareness to whoever may still be oblivious and ignorant of these alarming facts, which I and most of my extended family ( which consists of thousands …… and probably millions worldwide ! )…….
of likeminded, alternative orienteed people , who have and are at this time making serious endeavors and efforts to live an exemplary , selfsustaining lifestyle !.

I am curious to find out what you and your Organisation plan and intend to do about it …? Do you have educational material etc. available for people interested in changing their lifestyle …and therefore learning to have less of an impact on destroying our planet and our environment !

By: Chris Durbin

Chris Durbin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:36:02 +0000

Thank you for your insights. It would appear that we are at a critical point in terms of having the capacity to reverse some of the damage done, and that large scale changes need to be implemented across countries and individuals that go way beyond only our observational abilities. One hopes that the political climate is now more conducive to acknowledging these on going changes and is more open to working together to rectify the many injustices that have been done in a swift and sufficient manner.
Thank You.
Chris Durbin

By: Alison Venuti

Alison Venuti — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:10:15 +0000

This is a thoughtful article. In our family we are conscious about recycling and being responsible for using less of the earth’s resources. For example, we buy less packaged food, use canvas shopping bags, drive less, etc. However, I end up feeling that this is only a drop in the bucket and wonder how we can be doing more. I work for an educational institution where paper and other waste is being discarded on a monumental scale. Every day I think to myself, “This is just one tiny place on this huge planet and look at all of this waste.” How can we make more of a difference?
Thanks for writing this article and inspiring a deeper commitment towards being more responsible.

By: drdave

drdave — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:53:10 +0000

A most excellent essay!
sometimes i believe that it is probably too late.
Do “we” need to become extinct and have it start over
and see if it will flower differently next time?

extinction is always viewed so negatively. oh my, another gnat
has gone extinct. we onlhy spent 6 billion $ studing that gnat and 20 billion % trying to save it
before it went extint.

kind of like doing an amniocentesis, studying the dna,
and discovering anencephaly or something much worse.
abort it early and save the resources.

i think its too late. the ONLY thing that will have significant
effect is MASSIVE population reduction. or kill off western civilization, the major utilizers of resources.

“if the dinasours hadn’t become extinct, we wouldn’t be here!!@!”
drdave quote