Enviroblog has posted a top ten list for the good news and the bad news we received this year about our actions involving the environment. It is a fairly concise list, including some of the less well-known news stories out there. I'm surprised to see, however, that the U.N. Climate Change Convention and their final resolution did not make it on either list. Whether you view their actions as a triumph, or too little too late, it was definitely a big news story that happened less than a month ago. It was also sad to see that they did not include the extinction of the Javan Rhino and the Western Black Rhino in the bad news category. Losing a species forever, especially the Rhino, is something we really should make a big deal out of. We should not be the dominant cause behind any species' extinction.
Overall, 2011 has come to be quite a memorable year for the struggles we face in protecting and preserving the environment, and in learning to become better stewards for it. Our climate continues to change and we will continue to see more of that until we make the needed changes in energy consumption, emission standards, and energy production that will help to mitigate those effects and preserve what little we have left of a climate that humans have known for thousands of years. The wrapping paper may not be put away in your home yet from yesterday's celebrations, but let us look forward to the new year with hope and determination to make sure the mistakes of this year and of the past are not repeated in regards to the environment. This life and this planet is all we have. Let's do all we can to protect it from ourselves.
Overall, 2011 has come to be quite a memorable year for the struggles we face in protecting and preserving the environment, and in learning to become better stewards for it. Our climate continues to change and we will continue to see more of that until we make the needed changes in energy consumption, emission standards, and energy production that will help to mitigate those effects and preserve what little we have left of a climate that humans have known for thousands of years. The wrapping paper may not be put away in your home yet from yesterday's celebrations, but let us look forward to the new year with hope and determination to make sure the mistakes of this year and of the past are not repeated in regards to the environment. This life and this planet is all we have. Let's do all we can to protect it from ourselves.
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