The Earth, believed to be formed over 4 billion years ago has been home to many species including us Human Beings. However, not all of us respect the fact that it has been the “only” place which we could call home, there are scores of us who go on polluting the beautiful blue planet just by simply being irresponsible or careless. We forget sometimes that we are not the only species that live on this planet and endanger other living forms as well. Now people usually can’t stand to see their home in a mess and clean up, it is however unfortunate that we do not consider the same when it comes to keeping the planet clean. After all it is the home protecting our homes and has been for billions of years now.
Pollution in today’s world comes from not one but various sources. The automobiles we drive release so much of carbon dioxide that it leads to putting a hole in the ozone layer of the planet, which is like our shield from keeping it from falling apart. Now trees are a good source of curbing this situation as they take in the carbon dioxide and release oxygen from it, but even this defense against pollution is thwarted badly as hundreds of trees are cut everyday worldwide for their wood. Even the seas aren’t safe from man as we keep dumping in all sorts of chemical waste and oils into it. This is endangering the lives of the marine species that take shelter under water and also polluting the water which we drink daily. Factories also contribute to this epidemic by releasing all sorts of gases and smoke from their machineries. All this in turn lead to the increasing heat levels and are melting the glaciers in the arctic regions, a siuaton which scientists have labeled as “Global Warming”.
Now many of us when we read such things, nothing is ever new to us and we aren’t the least bit astonished or surprised to know such facts, as we already know of all these causes and effects. Still we go on doing the same mistakes over and over again without any remorse as we as a race have either become too lazy or too stupid to realize our own ways of destruction. It is however never too late to start cleaning up the mess we made. There are tons of things we can do to save our dying Planet. For instance, instead of always using cars, we could take public transport or ride a bicycle for that matter. That way we’d be not polluting the air anymore but also doing ourselves a favor by getting that extra exercise and the next time you are on a beach or ocean, do not throw all your garbage in it as if it were a dumping ground instead go dump your garbage in an actual garbage dispenser. We could also consider recycling and reusing garbage instead of burning it in flames or dropping it in the ocean. Also, our factories can act more responsibly and take measures to control the pollution they create and think of the planet instead of profits for once.
Even at home, we could do our part by consuming as less energy as possible. For instance, we could turn off all the lights which we do not need and turn off all our electronic gadgets when not in use instead of keeping them in standby (standby home appliances contribute to around 7% of the world’s energy consumption). Planting trees in our gardens would also help control pollution levels to some extent. There are many things that we can do to save our planet and as a matter of fact it is our responsibility to do so as we are the one’s responsible for polluting our beautiful planet in the first place.
We need to respect the only planet which our ancestors, for ages have preserved for us to live in peacefully and take care of it more and pass on to our children, who deserve to live the same life that we live today on the Earth.
Breathe free.