Education and economy a key to environmental and energy issues. Lack of education keeps people from fully comprehending the environmental issues that arise from energy. At the same time this ignorance is mixed with economic issues. When these two issues combine strong polarized views are created.
Groups like the Sierra Club focus completely on the environment but lack a careful analysis of economic issues. Likewise oil interest groups look purely at economic issues. The problem with this arises when the average person doesn’t understand all the issues. Companies are easily able to pull the wool over the average mans eyes. These companies have thought manly of economy and has resulted in laws like CERCLA to combat the environmental issues companies have created. CERCLA is a legislation enacted that sets up a fund to pay for the environmental disasters companies have made.
Such divided sides can be stopped with better education. There is a happy medium between economy and environment. Do you know what makes the energy you buy? If you said a power plant your right, but there is more to it than that. People should be conscious of what energy we use. Knowing the use of petroleum accounts for 44% of energy in the US makes a difference in how we think of our energy sources. A better world can be created from a better mind.
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I have never really put much thought about where the energy I use comes from. By reading your post I realize it's something I must definitely look into...
It's true that a group that can focus on environmental and economy issues proportionally is really needed.
The lack of knowledge on the issues cannot be blamed solely on individuals....
It is true that lack of knowledge cannot be blamed solely on the individual, but it is a large part of the problem. An internal drive for knowledge in the general public would help with issues. Outside group also should be doing more for education on these energy issues.
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