It Is Not Too Late To Save The Oceans!

     With today’s Millenials it’s hard to grab anyone’s attention or awareness if it isn’t a picture on Instagram or a short video on Twitter. But what if they’d take 5 minutes to read this small article to inform themselves and figure out that it isn’t too late to fix the rest of what has not been destroyed yet in the big blue seas. 

    Around the early 2000s, the gigantic sea life around the world began to deteriorate due to society’s lack of consciousness and awareness. It is 2019 and oceans that we once filled with life and blue are now filled with tons of garbage and brown from the pollution that rolls in. The ocean has been one of the most rapid destructions that cover 71% of the world and have been oppressed due to the fact that they do not have a voice. 

    Although many of us are conscious of the deteriorating oceans, it seems like a hazy idea to begin and conserve the oceans because it does not affect us directly. According to the Journal of Environmental Management by Katherine Yates, There has been a movement since the mid-2000s for the protection of large marine areas; especially in the UK. The oceans are still crying out for help figuratively and the ecosystem in the deep blue sea continue to slowly disappear. 

    Although this source does give a sense of hope that there are non-government organizations that are willing to help and create marine protected areas where the living organisms can go un harm and grow naturally.

    There are so many ways to conserve what we have left but it is just steps we need to be willing to make and invest in. For example, many restaurants are already transitioning from plastic straws to paper straws. So why not implement that in your homes. The only way to start is by starting small although it may not seem like much. 

    Another example would be grocery shopping. Bring a reusable bag you may have stored away. Companies like Goodwill and Aldi are implementing this reusable source. Artists like SZA and brands like Champion are collaborating with nonprofit organizations to implement support behind this cause to save our oceans. It is not too late to make a difference. So its better to begin now before its too late. 

 

Should We OR Should We Not Care

 

We have the power to preserve and protect what we have left by doing what is smart and right– Renewable energy is the way.

Renewable energy— whether wind, solar, biomass, or hydroelectricity — always provides some kind of benefits for our climate, our health, and our economy. Yet renewable energy (alternative energy) isn’t in full action. We may or may not ask ourselves these questions as we lay at the beach, go for a walk, play football with friends, or go out shopping, but we should give more awareness to what’s going on outside of our bubbles in society. It is important to know where you stand on earth and what is happening around you as this not only effects you, but the future generations after us.

After the 2008 financial crash many dismissed renewable energy as to expensive to even consider as a possibility. A major factor for a country to make alternative energy 100% possible is if they have 1. small population and 2. great natural resources like the right terrain and space to proceed with the process. According to Quartz “Austria’s largest state announced this year that it had achieved a goal of 100% renewable power by harnessing the power of the Danube, and supplementing that hydropower with solar and biomass. It now runs carbon free. The rest of the country also does well in comparison to many of its European neighbors,” this was directed to the lower part of Australia.

Renewable is important because of the beneficial factors that vary, but for countries it was focused more on the economical factors. For one, renewable energy technologies developed and built in the United States are being sold overseas, providing a boost to the U.S. trade deficit. Not only that but instead of spending much more in importing goods; the money could be spent in the state instead, or even in the town, which means  that energy dollars stay home to create jobs and fuel local economies, rather than going overseas according to Renewable Energy World. 

Another beneficial factor of changing into renewable resources is that it will always be around. Fossil fuels are the most commonly used non-renewable resources. Global warming, sea level rise, massive floods, fires and storms are a way of life for many now and according to the Huffington post is a regular thing. But that should not be the case. We should care what is going to happen in 10 or 15 years form now. We put gas into our cars everyday, use light during the night which uses electric energy when there are other options out there. What many don’t realize also is that many of these industries of energy are ruined by high level society people. So it will be hard to change into a better option if for many of these business will most likely loose business. Something should be done soon, but nothing will be if we don’t come to the realization that the planet is slowly giving out.