Special places v. Clean energy

A recent article in the New York Times as triggered my interested.  The conflict between environmental conservationists, like locals who want to save the pristine and natural environment, and fellow environmentalist who are in favour of erecting dozens and dozens of solar panels in order to combat climate change.  The problems is environmentalists should be pro saving special places as well as developing and utilizing clean energy.   Both of these issues are and the root of environmental and green movements.   Who should win this battle?  Should the natural environment be spared or should the desire for clean energy overrule?  I think that the answer will vary case by case.  The best way to go about solving this problem would be to make sure that the location of the project is the best place for it.  This question should be answered - are there other places that would be more practical and less invasive? .  Project managers and inventors should also decided if there is a way that the clean energy technologies can be implemented in a way that is not visually offensive.  In the end, both sides of the environmental group need to join forces and decided which is more important.  The happy medium needs be be found for both parties.   

Litter Lining Our Streets

Every time i venture outside I cant help but feel overwhelming sadness for the amount of litter that lines our road ways, parks, and streets.  Why is it that people feel it is ok to dump, or throw their garbage out the windows of their cars or simply dispose of it improperly?  i have travelled may places arount the world, and I have noticed that is a universal problem.  No matter where I go there is always trash on the streets and others places that it is not meant to be.  I mean even places like Bermuda who  claim to have 'strict' litter laws have  the problem, her they have trash bins all over the place, yet people still find a way not to put their trash in the trashcans.  On a smaller basis, it seems like every time I walk into the bathroom there always seems to be a pile of used paper towels in a pile around the trashcan instead of in it.  I always wonder if it is laziness on the culprit's behalf or another reason.  But, honestly - how lazy have we as a society gotten, if we aim ans shoot we are too lazy to bend and pick it up when we miss. 

Litter is a big problem for locals and tourists alike.  Is there anyway to solve the problem and stop people from doing it.  People should want to keep the place that they live in as pristine and beautiful as possible; so providing trashcans and recycling bins should be enough.  Yet this scheme is not cutting it.  The only place that i can think of that seems not to have a problem with litter or anting related to it is Singapore  Singapore has the some of the strictest rules on cleanliness and littering in the world.  Maybe the rest of the world needs to get hip to their rules and start enforcing their own.  

Battery bikes take off

The most popular form of transportation in the world today the bicycle.  In Bermuda, more people than ever are riding battery powered bicycles.  Benefits of these type of battery powered bikes are two-fold: the riders health and the environment.  These bikes allow the riders to get from A to B without breaking a sweat.  The bicycles let the rider go the distance with half the effort and it makes riding a lot less stressful.  Frequent riders have even say that that are more likely to ride their battery powered bike to work because sweating is less of an issue.  But, the bike's batter can be turned off when the rider wants to ride without assistance.  The fact that more and more people are riding these bikes is a great way to help Bermuda's residence get in shape.  

These bikes emit no pollution.  They are great for anyone who wants to decrease their carbon footprint and be apart of the every growing green movement.  The only power they use is the small amount of energy that is needed to charge the battery.  When the battery is at the end of it's road it can be recycled.  All in all these bikes are a great way for people to reduce their impact on the environment while helping themselves get in shape.  

Fishing line is Deadly to Turtles

This past Wednesday a loggerhead turtle died after suffering a long and painful death subsequent to ingesting a fishing line and hook.  There have been more turtle deaths due to entanglement from August to October 2008 then in the past year (August 2007 - 2008).  These deaths are on the rise because of fisherman's negligence to properly dispose of their fishing line.  It is she laziness on their behalf.  There is no reason why there should be fishing lines that are improperly disposed of.  There are ample places to throw away unneeded used lines either in recycling bins or in the garbage.  Especially after the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) made an effort to give part time fisherman a place to dispose of their lines.  They placed 'fishing line disposal' bins in places where fishing normally takes place. So what is the problem?  People need to be more aware of the impact that they are having on the environment.  They may think that leaving their fishing lines at the dock or on the beach is harmless, but this incident actually causes horrific injures to all marine life.  I strongly encourage all members of communities, located near the ocean, to recycle these fishing lines or if perhaps walking on the beach one notices these lines, to pick them up and properly dispose of them.  This selfless act will increase the sanctity of the environment that these beautiful creatures live in.  

Fishing Line is Deadly to Turles