Fortunately it is not all doom and gloom.
I said in a previous post that the people who can make the difference are the politicians, billionaires and religious leaders.
Recently we have begun to see strong movement in these shakers and movers:
a. Barack Obama gave a very strong lead in his unprecedented interview with David Attenborough. He acknowledge the climate change and environmental degradation that was taking place and pledged to do something about it. Let’s hope he is true to his word.
This is a link to that historic interview:
b. Then there was the pronouncement on the Environment and the need to do something quickly from Pope Francis. He attacked climatic change deniers and warned of catastrophe:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/15/pope-francis-destruction-ecosystem-leaked-encyclical
c. Then there was the Dalai Lama at Glastonbury.
he Dalai Lama, who will turn 80 next Monday, called for more pressure to be put on international governments to stop the burning of fossil fuels and mass deforestation and invest more in green energy sources.
He said: “The concept of war is outdated, but we do need to fight. Countries think about their own national interest rather than global interests and that needs to change because the environment is a global issue.
“It is not sufficient to just express views, we must set a timetable for change in the next two to four years.”
The Dalai Lama said individuals also had their own responsibility towards the planet. Speaking about his own efforts, he said he always turned the lights off when leaving rooms and took showers instead of baths – though he admitted taking two showers a day.
There are many more examples.
It gives one hope in the midst of darkness!!
We can create a positive Zeitgeist!! We can halt population growth. We do not have to destroy our planet out of greed, stupidity and selfishness!