By
Andrew DeMarco
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day an annual event established in 1970. About six years ago I wrote a Rosy Glow regarding Earth Day where I compared predictions made back in 1970 to the actual environment in 2013. Most of the predictions made in 1970 were supposed to come true in about 15 to 20 years and as of 2013 many if not most of them had not come to fruition. Even now, six years later they still haven’t. Below is a link to that original Rosy Glow:
https://bobsrosyglow.com/2013/05/20/rosy-glow-earth-day/
This issue has never disappeared but has come to the front again with the Green New Deal where some believe that we only have 12 years to turn things around and have immediately gone into panic mode. Having heard this before even from a former Vice President, I have become somewhat skeptical of the urgency.
I am not a climate change denier. I believe the climate has changed and will continually change as Mother Nature continues doing her thing. If you think about it she is in possession of some of the greatest weapons of mass destruction. Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanos and tsunamis to name a few and none of which we have control over. She even gave us the Permian Period which even before man roamed the earth, Mother Nature chose to drive 90% of all life on earth to extinction.
Yes, we can continue to do our part to maintain a healthy environment and we have and must remain on this path. Since the first Earth Day and the establishment of the EPA our air and water have gotten cleaner. We have made great strides in renewable energy sources, increased fuel efficiency, cut emissions and yes even that pesky ozone hole which we used to hear so much about has gotten better. But make no mistake, Mother Nature is still in control and her time frames are much longer than ours.
A very funny pseudo-climatologist who is the inspiration for this Rosy Glow once said that before we can take care of our environment and mother earth, we need to learn how to take care of one another. We probably have more to fear for our survival from the weapons of mass destruction that man has created than those of Mother Nature. Once we learn how to take care of one another, we can do a better job in taking care of this Pale Blue Dot which we occupy and that will give me that feeling that Cousin Bob would call that…Rosy Glow
To hear from that pseudo-climatologist and learn more, follow the link below. Be advised that some may find his opinions and language out of touch and a bit harsh and disturbing.
Bob's Rosy Glow 