Cleaning Up

A DEAD WHALE washed ashore in Indonesia the other day. The autopsy found ten pounds of plastic in the animal's stomach, including over one one hundred plastic drinking cups. Obviously, we have a problem, a major problem. The problem can be called "humans destroying the ecosystem" and can be solved by managing plastic and all other resources much more carefully, and cleaning up the oceans, the land, and the atmosphere. Whether it was the plastic which actually killed the whale, or something else, remains uncertain for the moment. It really doesn't matter; its the same problem and solution either way. it seems highly unlikely that only one whale swallows plastic, and much more likely that all or most of them do, and that it will kill them, if we don't do something. WE had better do something, fast. Already people are starting to ban plastic sacks and drinking straws; plastic cups may not be far behind. There are proposed techniques and systems for removing the millions of tons of plastic from the oceans. Humanity is going to have to "terraform" the Earth; return it to its natural, healthy state. Recycling, biodegradable waste, less consumption, slower population growth, stable, sustainable energy and economic systems, are all part of the answer. The best time to proceed in earnest with haste is the present, while we baby boomers are still alive, albeit barely, and the millennials and the next generation are coming online, and taking charge of their own future and the Earth's future. No matter who you are, you can change, and contribute. Plant a tree. Become a believer in man made climate change. Have fewer children. Buy a hybrid car. The list is endless, and we must take action now, explosively dynamic action, to save the future for our grand children.