Human Interactions; Self destructive?

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something here today

Here is the question we need to ask ourselves:

Many scientists consider humans as the most invasive species, as humans can greatly change an environment and impact living things that reside there. Are we being stewards of the world? Look at an issue in which human intervention has positively or negatively affected the biodiversity of our

ecosystems.

As humans we are massive consumers who disrupt the environment and are careless with our waste. We should realize that we will, sooner than we think, ruin the wonderful place we live in that was once beautiful and flourishing with life. Throughout history, man has erased millions of species from existence. We need to realize that if this continues, our world will cease to exist in a future that is quickly approaching. This is why every person should make an effort to reduce, reuse, recycle and work to maintain life on earth.

Our excessive consumption of resources has a negative impact on our environment. According to "Thegoodhuman.com", about three species go extinct daily. Nearly 1141 out of the estimated 5500 animal species on earth are now endangered or extinct due to the crippling outcome of our human activities. Just think for a second. If three species of animals go extinct EVERY day then by a years time we will have lost 1068 uniquely amazing life forms that deserve to be alive. They were living peacefully for millions of years and now they are dying after we have taken over their environments and created agriculture.

We are too focused on the economy and entertainment to realize that some of the most important species are at risk and could monumentally effect our lives in a matter of years. When i say this i am talking about bees. Bees pollinate a significant amount of our fruit when they gather nectar for their hives. Bees accounted for 9.5 of the world`s total agriculture production in 2008. Now they too are disappearing due to excessive cell phone use. The reason for this being that cell phone radiation travel to a receiver somewhere disrupting their navigation methods. The bees then cannot find their way home, get lost and die. Albert Einstein said once that if bees were eliminated completely that life on earth would end in a matter of four years (Yes this is a wake up call so be afraid).

An article by www.un.org stated that four species or sub species are lost every hour, while forests covering areas the size of four times the size of Belgium are lost yearly. With these devastating numbers how long do we have before the end of the world? What will happen to our world's cute cuddly animals? Panda's and tigers will be gone before we know it and join their friends the dodo and sabertooth in animal heaven. We need to help our animals because it's not fair to them and it will be counter-productive for us as well. Each of us needs to realize that maintaining the world is a life long group effort and that if we want mankind to exist past our lifetimes we should work for it. We have negatively impacted the environment and should know better to just walk a little farther to throw something in the garbage or the recycling bin. We could also turn off lights that we are not using.

If you were to ask me if i thought we were good stewards of the planet I would not be able to give an answer. Yes some of us care about the planet and try to maintain it by growing plants and using techniques to save and reduce the impact of our lives on the environment, but not all of us. Politicians talk about carbon taxes and how we are going to make the world better but there's no follow through. Other people don't really care about the effects we have on everything around us. We are not doing all the things we can do to save our planet. The world could end in our lifetimes. With the absence of bees and the absence of clean air we won't have any other options. More and more babies are being diagnosed with down syndrome and birth defects. This proves how our environment is now taking a toll on ourselves. We wrecked our own lives whether unintentionally or not, and now we have to fix our mistakes. We have put animals on thin ice. Literally, on thin ice because of the polar ice caps melting due to global warming. The fish are dying because the waters are too warm. The diseases are being spread easier and fast because of heat and humidity, and the bees, most importantly, the bees are disappearing. We have not been doing a very good job.

Everyone thinks that the world will be taken care of by people not in their life time. They tell themselves "It's not my problem. Who cares about the future as long as it's not me who has to deal with it". I have heard many people say something along the lines of that. People in Mary Ward think Green Quest is a waste of time but what not everybody knows is that we were given a bunch of recycling bins that we wouldn't have unless Green Quest and it's members made the effort by taking time out of their days to order them (trust me that's a lot). Many think it's not cool to save the environment and say 'who cares other people will do it for us'. This is SELFISH. It's also a bad habit so stop being selfish and stop being lazy. Be a man (or woman) and do what's right!

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My Sources

110 Species to Go Extinct in 2008

The Last 15 Years Have Been the Most Destructive

Check out the video in this link to learn about Colony Collapse Disorder!

Disappearances of Bees

Bees Navigational Patterns

Mobile Phones Killing Bees

Green Quest