Michael Specter said that "food miles" are a solution of waste that is being used for the people, but is destroying people because of the environmental harm. There is pollution everywhere, and we exert so many of our own resources for something that can be grown in a closer, tighter place. We keep adding more fuel costs to products. John Elkington says, "We are in an era of creative destruction". Ever since "going green" became the new fad, we are faced with the issue of global warming, everyone is trying to capitalize off our destruction and we are trapped. There are ideas being created without even the slightest thought toward anything besies money. We should stop making new natural resources that only cause damage.
Personally, I do feel responsible because of how much I drive. I could definitely drive less and work on carpooling. It's impossible for me to get anywhere without a car, and the only way to fill up is with fossil fuels. Companies are attempting to come up with new ways to give us electric cars, and hybrids, but in today's economy, not many people are willing to go out and change their cars to new ones. We, as a generation, need to think about our energy consumption before we destroy our world. Fixing our world is a slow process, but we have to start somewhere.
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