...and make it a better place...

Currently listening to: Heal The World - Michael Jackson


You guys might be thinking, gosh, what's with the I-just-got-out-of-the-90's song choice?
But there's actually a valid reason, other than the fact that my iTunes playlist for once had betrayed my super-modern sense of music, behind it. Yeah, there's more than what meets the eye.

Today's post will drift quite drastically from the usual daily bitching, and I guess I will at least sound a little bit more intelligent, hopefully. *laughs*

Let me just begin by saying that, well, reading today's copy of The Age was quite depressing, to say the least. *sighs*

Don't even let me get started on political issues, and all those crap about the upcoming Beijing Olympics scheduled to open in four days' time. The Business Day section is still dead boring as always, full with the usual inflation-deflation-schmonflation rap we Marketing students have all understood too much for our own good. Even the usually-entertaining comic strips are uncharacteristically less funny.
But all minor negativity issues aside, the main headline of today's paper was actually emphasizing on the good ol' go-green gargle.

Global warming, much?

All you interested brainies out there can CLICK HERE to read the shocking article.
*takes a deep breath*

In short, our planet is melting, for real.
The article is basically saying that we gotta start preparing ourselves to say goodbye to the ice plates of Arctic (a.k.a The North Pole) during Northern Hemisphere summer periods. The painful fact is that the ice cap is melting at a much faster rate than it was once predicted. And if this keeps up, by 2012 or 2013 there will be practically no ice up there during summer months.



This signals extreme danger to the animal population of the North Pole; polar bears, snow wolves, and seals, to name a few. What's worse is that more water will lead to worse flooding throughout the globe as well as rising sea levels, and it is actually predicted that if the North Pole is not frozen during summer months, the overall speed rate of global warming will be expected to rapidly rise as well, due to all those water-retains-more-heat and water-keeps-it-from-going-back-to-the-atmosphere theories and stuff.

We all know what that means, don't we? *shivers at the thought*
Talk about making a terrible news sound even more horrifying.

You'll realize how bad the condition is once you've seen the pictures of the Arctic ice cap all cracked out and melted all over the place like some sort of shattered glass or something. Well I know for a fact that it scared the shit out of me to read the article and see the ghastly pictures. Even more so 'cuz I was actually reading the physical copy of the paper. *sighs*

It's about time for us to really start paying more attention to environmental issues.
Go green, guys. For real. Do whatever we can to prevent global warming from getting even more worrying than it already is.

Recycle everything that's recyclable out of your waste.
Save water, whenever possible.
Start using eco-friendly household products.
Stop using plastic bags, use eco-friendly containers instead.
Use less paper to help preserve the forests.
Reduce the use of cars and travel on public transport to reduce pollution.
Do whatever you can to contribute in reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Don't litter; throw your rubbish in the bins provided.
Don't overuse electricity; unplug all your electricity plugs when not used.

Whew. Can't think of any more go-green stuff to recommend.
But you guys get my point, right?
Yes, I'm doing all those stuff myself. So I encourage you all to also start going green, in any way, or ways, possible. Every little thing counts, so never take anything for granted. *grins*

We have to make the world liveable for future generations. Don't let them all take the burden and blame for all the reckless things that we do. 'Cuz I do believe that after all, we're still here to stay. And we must try whatever we can to ensure that we do. Don't we?

Stop global warming! Before it's too late.
*bows*