CamTheCat Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 Our Lives and Our Environment (from a political perspective) To live green or not to live green. Deaths due to natural disasters (from the International Red Cross website) 1985-1994 – just over 600,000 total worldwide 1995-2004 – just over 900,000 total worldwide Now this year I added up the statistics from all the disasters worldwide that I could find, and it added up to more than 300,000 to date. These numbers take into account the increase in the world population, and it's easy to see that deaths due to natural disasters are increasing rapidly. While there is some question of just how much human activity has affected the global weather patterns, it is a fact that we have affected the patterns to some degree. Most of us vote on the basis of how we think our lives will be affected. The parties we choose best reflect our priorities. Many of us have not seen a direct connection with damaging our earth and our own lives. In the last couple of years, we've been witness to many people dying as a direct result of prolific natural disasters. How can any of us continue to question our role in the changing of weather patterns, while the effects are all around us? How long should we wait before we tell the government that we are concerned for the lives of ourselves and our loved ones? How long should we wait before we decide to reduce the size of our ecological footprint? I've decided to avoid voting for the 'Greys' (all the other parties) and have commited myself to voting Green. The Green Party values include ecological wisdom, and below is their satement... Ecological Wisdom We acknowledge that human beings are part of the natural world and we respect the specific values of all forms of life, including non-human species. We acknowledge the wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the world, as custodians of the land and its resources. We acknowledge that human society depends on the ecological resources of the planet, and must ensure the integrity of ecosystems and preserve biodiversity and the resilience of life supporting systems. This requires that we learn to live within the ecological and resource limits of the planet that we protect animal and plant life, and life itself that is sustained by the natural elements: earth, water, air and sun where knowledge is limited, that we take the path of caution, in order to secure the continued abundance of the resources of the planet for present and future generations. What does the gang here think? Quote
err Posted November 1, 2005 Report Posted November 1, 2005 To live green or not to live green.This requires that we learn to live within the ecological and resource limits of the planet that we protect animal and plant life, and life itself that is sustained by the natural elements: earth, water, air and sun where knowledge is limited, that we take the path of caution, in order to secure the continued abundance of the resources of the planet for present and future generations. You may have a fight on your hands from the "Conservative" crowd, as you are recommending curbing their "choices".... I am in full agreement that something must be done.... If you'll note they've decided to use Greek letters to start the names of hurricanes that are after the 26'th of the year.... It's never happened before, but the increase in tropical storms is a reality that even those who deny global warming cannot deny.... The NDP has a section of their website dedicated to this topic... NDP Kyoto Plan PDF Version - NDP Kyoto Plan Quote
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