Labor of Love in its Infancy

Hello everybody! You are visiting a blog that I have just begun to increase awareness about the global environment we live in. My name is Richard and my goals for this blog are as follows:

1.  To inform the public, more obviously you the reader, of the threats that face the environment and also to inform of the progress that is being made by different groups to mitigate the damage that has already been done.
2.  To expose and debunk lies and misinformation that is being given to the public from corporations, politicians, and other groups.
3.  To promote ideas and brainstorming on what it is you and I can do to minimize the harmful impact the human race has on the global environment.
4.  Look at things from a realistic point of view. In other words, I don't want to become overly romantic about days gone by or look forward to the destruction of the human race in order to save the planet.

 I hope that this blog will foster in me and in you, a desire to become a better steward of this planet and its vast resources. My wish is for this blog to be a refuge for the scientific evidence that so often gets distorted by media and differing groups opposed to making the Earth a more habitable place for all of its life, not just the humans. In time, I believe this endeavor I'm starting on will be a true labor of love for all involved.

Now why should another blog about the environment exist? I mean, there are a whole bunch out there already.  Well, the environment and nature are things I have cared about for as far back as I can remember (and I'm not that old), and I believe that it will take every person with a conviction in their heart about preserving and conserving what we have here on planet Earth to convince people, businesses, and governments to change their habits. So, in my view, there cannot be enough blogs and non-profits out there to get the message out there.

The environment has taken a bunch of hits from American society the last couple of years, especially from those who control Congress and are trying to roll back protections that have helped make the environment better and, in the long run, kept our health and families safe. These sort of actions and the lies and the misinformation given to us by the politicians have made me very angry and I want to channel that anger into a productive manner. I want to inform those who will listen about the facts and the evidence concerning climate change, pollution, loss of habitat, and how even the economy plays into all of this. This way, I can actually feel I'm accomplishing something instead of yelling and cursing at the talking heads on TV and wondering why they haven't heard me yet.

This planet is amazing and so diverse. I'm regularly left blown away by its majesty, controlled chaos, and its ability to continue to sustain life. I hope you will come back very soon and read more so that we can all be informed environmentalists! I leave with a link to a video that aptly portrays the awesomeness of the Earth and I hope that you will feel what I feel every time I watch it: Let's keep this Earth around.