Environmental Crisis: Global Warming Issues and Ecological Problems

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Environmental Crisis: Global Warming Issues and Ecological Problems

12
Dec

There are two major crisis situations occurring all around the world currently, and these are the environmental crisis and the economic crisis, and sometimes these two factors may collide. Preventing earth pollution and using alternative energy sources can help to prevent a global warming crisis, and repair some of the ecological problems that mankind has caused the earth. The economic crisis is also contributing to the problem, because all over the world economies are slowing down, and many countries are facing massive amounts of debt trying to help the economy recover. Population growth effects make both the economical crisis and the ecological crisis worse, and steps must be taken immediately to address both of these situations. An economical crisis makes it hard for people and countries to spend more, and instead they rely on fossil fuels instead of committing resources to help develop alternative energy sources that are environmental friendly and placing less emphasis on traditional energy measures. The economical crisis has a large effect on every aspect of the ecological crisis. The tropical rainforest is at risk, because of population growth effects as more and more people are living in the area and clearing rainforest land for farming and houses. Many of the world ecosystems have already suffered damage from greenhouse gases and the global warming crisis, and we need to take steps now to end the dependence on fossil fuels which cause environmental pollution and can cause irreparable damage to the earth. This takes an investment of money though, money that is scarce because of the economic crisis the entire world is facing right now at the same time.

The economical crisis and the ecological crisis may seem at odds with each other, but this does not have to be the case. Using alternative sources of energy may cost a little more at first, but this cost is quickly recovered once the energy generation starts. Alternative energy sources can include biomass, solar energy, ocean energy, wind energy, municipal solid waste energy conversion, and many more. Stopping the use of fossil fuels like oil, diesel, and gasoline will prevent global warming from becoming worse, and end an environmental crisis that will only worsen if something is done. The economic crisis may make being ecologically friendly seem like an impossibility, but this does not have to be the case. It comes down to a matter of priorities, and making a commitment to, and an investment in, a better future for the entire world.

A balance must be reached between the economy and the ecology, because both of these are critical for the future. It does not do any good to have a world that does not face an environmental crisis if the economy is so bad that most of mankind can not survive and starves because of a lack of money and employment opportunities. On the other hand, what good is a world where there is no economic crisis going on if the entire planet is ruined in the process. It is important to try and balance these needs. In the ecological crisis vs the economical crisis equation, there are no winners unless we change the way we look at both problems. We need to start using alternative and renewable energy sources and stop relying on fossil fuels, while at the same time working on improving the conditions of the economy. Future generations deserve an earth that is in good shape, with no earth pollution and damage. Just because there is an economical crisis does not relieve us of our responsibility to fix the ecological crisis that mankind has created over the past couple hundred years.

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