justice for the environment

The Environmental Law

It is good to know that there are some laws that provide justice for our environment. Through these environmental laws, our natural resources are now being preserved, protected and taken care of .

A Solution for Pollution

The Clean Air Act.

Through this act, sources of pollution such as vehicles, power plants and other establishments are being screened first making sure that its potential to emit pollution is regulated before its operation. The same goes to the clean water act and ecological solid waste management.

Violation for these laws includes paying a fine of  of not less than P 10,000 not more than P 200,000 for every day of violation Gross Violation has a fine of not less than P 500,000 but not more than P3M per day or imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not more than ten (10) years or both.

No amount of money can replace the damage we have done to the earth.
But if these money collected from fines and taxes are used in a good way, in an environmentalist way, there is  a chance that we could still stop or somehow prevent the death of our earth.

the plate that affects our climate

Tectonic plates, how does it affect our climate?


from what we have learned in school, plate tectonics are continuously moving plates with a rate of approximately 3 cm yearly.

visit this site to know how plate tectonics work:
plate tectonics in a nutshell

when plate tectonic moves, the ocean currents are disturbed and changes and thus generates heat.

the movement of tectonic plates on the surface of the earth also leads to the formation of volcanoes.



Eruption of  Mt. Pinatubo

The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 resulted in the general cooling of the global troposphere, but yielded a clear winter warming pattern of surface air temperature over Northern Hemisphere continents.

to know more about how the  eruption affects the climate click here.

a right to have a clean water

Due to the fast rising development in urban areas, our natural resources on the other hand is nearly fast approaching to its end.

The materials being used in urban development are coming from nature and too much demand of raw materials from nature depletes our resources.

It's a good thing that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been designating Water Quality Management Area to protect bodies of water from further damage from development activities.

One of the places under this program is the 35-kilometer Taguibo River in Agusan del Norte

The Taguibo River is a source of water supply for Butuan City and nearby towns, and plays a crucial role in local livelihood since it provides water for agricultural production.

The river also serves as principal sustaining resource to aquaculture in the area, and supports food production and industry in its jurisdiction.

my movement for the environment

Walk.

Usually, when i am heading for my OJT, I take a tricycle or jeepney ride to go there.
Lately, I've realized that the distance from our house to the location of my OJT is walk-able so i decided to walk instead of riding a jeep or trike.

I've been doing this for almost two months now and i have noticed that walking saves money.
it also taught me to prepare early because walking takes up around 20 minutes while riding takes up just 5 mins of time.

Say NO to plastics.

Plastic bags is not good for the earth because it is one of the cause of  the earth's destruction.

When buying in the grocery or simply in a sari-sari store, we bring our own bag instead of them giving us plastics.

Sometimes the store keeper would put into plastic bag even if you just bought one item. whenever this happens, I say no to plastic bag and just carry the items i bought or put it in my bag instead.

state of the world - living independent - sustaining our needs

In the 20^th century, the glory of the human has become the desolation of the Earth. And now, the desolation of the Earth is becoming the destiny of the human. From here on, the primary judgment of all human institutions, professions, and programs and activities will be determined by the extent to which they inhibit, ignore, or foster a mutually enhancing human-Earth relationship.” –Thomas Berry

Human Nature

It has become our nature to consume stuffs we need.
Consumerism has been the trend in this era.
Instead of sustaining ourselves with the stuffs we need and not want, we become consumers who mostly buy the stuffs wanted rather than the stuffs needed.

from the film 'The Age of Stupid'

“Why didn't we save ourselves when we had the chance?” Were we just being stupid? Or was it that “on some level we weren't sure that we were worth saving?”

Today is our chance to save our environment.
Despite that we already know the harmful effects of human activity in our planet, its as if we don't mind at all.
Imagine if 7 billion humans are doing the same actions that leads to earth destruction.

Some of the Pros and Cons of Consumerism

Pros:

• It boosts a nations economy
• It creates jobs
• It is convenient, people can get what they need without any hassle
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Cons:

• People become overly dependent on it
• It is very harmful to the environment and uses up the natural resources on our planet.
• The manufacturing of consumer goods is a strain on the environment

Transforming cultures – from consumerism to sustainability

First:  consumption that actively undermines well-being needs to be actively discouraged.

Second: it will be important to replace the private consumption of goods with public consumption, the consumption of services, or even minimal or no consumption when possible.

Third: goods that do remain necessary should be designed to last a long time and be “cradle to cradle”—that is, products need to eliminate waste, use renewable resources, and be completely recyclable at the end of their useful lives.

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walk

instead of riding a jeep or tricycle when going to nearby places, why not walk?

walking has many benefits.
most of the benefits are related to health.
walking is good for the heart and bones.
walking is a stress reliever.
walking = less carbon footprint.

carbon footprint : the amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc.

if you notice there are a lot of tricycles around the city. these tricycles provides transportation to nearby places and usually the travel is walkable.

imagine how much money you could save and how you could help lessen the carbon footprint in our environment.

i do hope that the government will have a project that will promote walking in the city
like having the sidewalks as a priority in their projects.


it is good to have politicians that are environmentalists as well.

A System In Crisis

The Story of Stuff...

The video above discusses the major process that is happening in the material economy. Most of us thought that this process is just fine but underneath this process, our planet is deeply suffering, some of us are already experiencing this suffering and in the end we will  all be suffering if we continue doing this act.
  

the extraction of stuffs.

We humans are using too much stuff. The more we buy stuffs, the greater damage we are giving the earth and because of this act...

• forests are almost depleted

• water becoming polluted, thus making it unsafe for us to drink.

production of stuffs.

In order to make stuffs cheaper, there is this thing called mass production.

Mass production is capital intensive and energy intensive, as it uses a high proportion of machinery andenergy in relation to workers. It is also usually automated to the highest extent possible. With fewer labour costs and a faster rate of production, capital and energy are increased while total expenditure per unit of product is decreased. However, the machinery that is needed to set up a mass production line (such as robots and machine presses) is so expensive that there must be some assurance that the product is to be successful to attain profits.

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because manufacturers keep on consuming the resources from other places, people who lives there have no more resources for themselves.

which results to leaving them no option but to work for the factories of those manufacturers.

disposal of stuffs.

recycling may help but recycling is not enough.

there are still tons and tons of garbage that is being produced every second.

these wastes are delivered to the dump sites, land fills, etc. and these waste pollute our land, water and contributes to the climate change.

the worst part here is that these waste release toxic gases in the air.

let us not be the reason for the suffering of the earth. let us help our planet regain its life.