Alicia is wondering green

Jul14

Alicia is wondering green

It’s funny that when you are young all you think about is money, clothes and friends. You think of the short term gain and not the long lasting effect that it will have on your life. This is exactly what society does with the environment. Most people believe it won’t affect them because; they won’t be here but what about their children and their legacy? Don’t they have the right to live in a safer environment?

I was watching the news this week and they were speaking about the oil spillage that killed 11 workers. Gallons of oil has been spewing in the sea for over 2 months and causing long term damage to our planet but BP boss Tony Hayward made a ignorant comment saying ‘the environmental impact is likely to be very modest’. I don’t think Mr Hayward seen the pictures I did of sea life creatures swimming with oil over their innocent faces and leaving their habitats that have been destroyed. How can he think that the environmental impact was very modest? We have to look after the world we live in for the future generation. This got me wondering what I do for the environment and how I can change.

A major factor about trying to go green is that we don’t know how to or it seems really expensive. Going green doesn’t have to be expensive. If everyone did little things like turning off appliances, electronic utilities and all switches you can save money as well as reduce energy that is harming the world we live in. There are lots of websites and workshops within different areas that offer help and support to those who want to go green. I know I will be more energy efficient now because, I want to help save our environment and every little helps.