Topic: Are we doing enough to save the planet? (Read 2366 times)

I have circumnavigated the planet the last few days and see many earthquakes and volcanoes in places where the almighty God has been slandered and offended. The "experts" will tell you it is due to "global warming" of course to divert attention away from their wickedness which is bringing the righteous wrath of the almighty upon mankind


Amen to that 

Which is the high price we have to pay to have all these infrastructures to beautify our cities but for resource sustainability we need to find materials which could be renewable to allow the younger generations to have something to use when the time comes.

There are so many wrongs we humans keep doing that hurts our environment, if we want change it has to start with you and me! If you can plant a tree do so, if you can participate in collecting plastics,trash all this will make a difference in the long run.

The world can't be distroyed,  transformation of climate change can be natural. The world itself is transforming, things are around us are not the same as before. All this changes occuring we can't even explain the cause for it. The world can't be distroyed

It's a couple years old

Vandana Shiva: We Must Fight Back Against the 1 Percent to Stop the Sixth Mass Extinction (Democracy Now)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwxOxQ1AOEg&t=313s


Interesting illustrated video done by After Skool (with a [Nikola] Tesla pop-up that I love)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9lq-uBdxg8

The people telling you that you are not doing enough to save the planet are the very people who are destroying it with their larger than life carbon footprint while making bank trading the very carbon credits they proposed as a solution. Their offspring will prosper in the new economy while your offspring will become paupers ....or so they think

We are not doing enough to save our planet. The speedy spread of technology has made it impossible to save our planet. How can we control the smoke of factories and vehicles that are polluting our world? How shall we control the wastage materials of factories that are polluting see life? This is a very serious issue. It can not be controlled by the only individual but at the world level, it is essential to put attention to this matter.
All Govt of the countries and UNA should take prompt and solid action for the prevention of pollution to save our planet.

Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U54HRmglYEA

I am completely self sufficient so qualified to comment but yes you do have a point in that those who partake of the goods and services downstream right through to consumption are partially responsible through their willing or unwilling collaboration ...This is the way societies find themselves without choices later on down the line when the same people who created the chaos bring about the solutions by refusing to step outside their boxes and live self sufficient lifestyles in whatever manner they can. 



Thats coming for plebs but not for those who profited from the destruction.

It sure is easier to believe the big bad industrial complex is responsible but they serve those of us who consume.

Though your statement is valid in part as well.

Tech, power, clothing, food, waste---I'll assume anyone with the resources to post here is participating in all that.



Maybe if we lived in small abodes, grew our own food, walked everywhere we went (or a least worked closer to home) ect.

Fixed that for you

Some fun while we're anthropomorphising earth...

"The planet" will be fine without us humans but NO us humans are not doing enough to preserve our habitat.

We are not doing enough to save the planet but we are doing more then enough to destroy it. With the same pace, i think we would be able to make this planet uninhabitable in the next 500 years. All the ecosystems are already disturbed and our signs(garbage) can be traced to even the Mariana trench. Unless someone comes up with a planet saving strategy, i m afraid this is not going to the right direction.

Abundant productivity will produce a higher level of technology, and a higher level of technology can save the planet. Before artificial nuclear fusion became commonplace, it was futile to talk about saving the planet.

Just in: Those who have enriched themselves raping the planet wish to know what efforts you are making to save the planet today .After taking ownership of the atmosphere and the earth beneath it with the profits from ecological destruction and war and assets they purchased from you with the monopoly money they gave you and then debased they now wish to know what sacrifices you are willing to make to ensure they have full authority over your very existence. You didn't destroy the earth my friends. The people who are telling you that you are responsible are the ones who harmed it to culminate in the very pretext which is to be played out and is perfect due to the fact there is no no other choice

#nofakenews  

No matter what you/we do to reduce the harmful activities of mankind still the climate change is going to happen which is the evolution of this earth. Few million years ago this landscape was not similar to the current one and not actually suitable for humans to live but now we are at the right time so we are living but in the next few million years humans may not exist but still, the planet will remain.

saving the planet? LOL tell that to a hurricane or a raging volcano hahaha

we all are the planet's bitches whether you like it or not...vaccinated or not 

Honestly we need to develop more advanced technology to forsee what life as to offer us. If we say we don't want more pollutions in our environment or we want to clean the Earth with is very much difficult, how will technology be developed?

Although necessary precautions has to be taken for these wastes that are been generated every year which is very dangerous to our environment. There is nothing the world can do to stop this pollution or safe planet Earth. We can only reduce the effect which is unlikely difficult. Industries must keep on production process to balance demand of customers. Now are we going to stop industries from operating to safe planet Earth with is very difficult.

There is no way we could safe this planet Earth cause their is a lot of activities we are into that are destroying our environment and climate which are inevitable. The continuous emissions of harmful gases and waste has a long term adverse effect on our habitat and every organisms dwelling on it.
You know we can't stop producing bombs, weapons, radioactive wastes, biohazards and many more which are mostly used for day to activities. Every countries is advancing in her technology innovations in order to compete with her neighbors, contributing to the level of hazards found in our environment, killing the Earth gradually.

He has raised valid points though, ngl. We are as you said, like ants in a big world, but we can't deny that our brains are not like that of ants or of any other living being in the world (or in the universe). Just think about it, if we are the only intelligent living creature in the whole of the infinite universe, shouldn't we do more than just sitting and letting mother nature finishes us like it did to dinosaurs? We should do more, use this brain gift, and utilize it to the fullest so that we can fight the entropy of human race and reverse its progress and saving the species as whole, like with other planet colozination, or using moon's surface for growing crops? So much we can do!

Why you so negative? You are like the doomsayers during the Roman Empire asking if this is the end of Rome while Nero enjoys seeing his beloved city burn. The planet Earth would still be here after we are long gone. 4 billion more years before it will be disintegrated by an enlarging Sun turning into a red giant. People will try to fix the planet one way or another. Or perhaps, climate change might be Earths way of cleaning the mess created by humans. The sea rises, doesn't matter in a world without humans. The sea level drops, doesn't matter also, we are but small ants in a very big world.

It is true that the changing state of the planet is a process that undergo in its own system. However, the worsening state of the planet is triggered from the consequences of people’s activities. There is an urgent need to start acting and educating oneself in matters such as this.

It is high time to stop burning oil and gas. We need to throw all our efforts into creating alternative energy sources. Maybe in 2050 all this will happen.

I agree with what you have said. We  humans are very insignificant compared to the vastness of Earth's geology and history. Many climate changes have occured in the past and man is simply incapable of stopping a new one in our midst. Prepare instead of spreading fear and incertainty. The only way for us to survive is to adapt.

"Planet is fine. We are fucked" (c) George Carlin

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Stop fucking.


only have the following kinds of sex.

analingus
cunninglingus
fellatio
hand jobs .

I do not say which of them above  you should pick just don’t fuck.

If no one has a kid for the next five years many human problems are solved.
If no has a kid for the next 75 years all humanity problems will go by by.

No matter what YOU do it will NEVER be enough.Nature is Satanic by nature and is only subdued when God is present to those he favours.The forces of Satan will use the forces of Nature against you to subdue YOU.

cleaning the world of trash is not enough to stop climate change...
The CO2 released by factories and vehicles is still the biggest threat to climate change in the world, the possible mass use of batteries and also green energy will definitely reduce CO2 emission and will surely heal the earth a little from climate change.

The brutal and Satanic forces of nature were never man's friend in the first pace and he who places his faith in his own hands are at its mercy since the dawn of chaos. You are being conditioned to accept responsibility by those who have usurped and profited from environmental destruction of the natural habitat. It is those very ones who provoked it through policy who wish to have you self immolate and atone with self hatred for your very own race.Nature has been brutally and clinically Satanic from the primordial and when God is not present you are at it's mercy.

While I agree that we should use those wasted electricity on better and more scientific research so we could better understand our planet, I think that awareness is also important. Perhaps this will catch the attention of the miners to seek a greener alternatives to electricity. After all, a little might go a long way, right?

Don't ever ask this question again on Bitcointalk. Cryptocurrency is all about wasting energy to mine non-existent "currency". Despite being a supporter of Cryptocurrency for years, I do not like the fact that we're actually wasting electricity for non-existent currency which we make it existent. Even though Cryptocurrency may solve a lot of problems through mining, I still feel that it is not worth it in the long run. This is part of the reason why I stopped using Bitcoin.

We could actually use those wasted electricity for better and more scientific research that will make us understand our planet, solar system, the universe and beyond better.

This is true, however, I think that odolvlobo has a point as well. Although we are saving the planet to refrain from destroying it completely, we are also trying to save it for us, its inhabitants. If we do not start now, then we are not only destroying the planet, we are also slowly killing us, right?

Isn’t the planet earth bound to get too hot, then too cold eventually? Isn’t that why the Ice Age occured? I saw in a documentary once before that showed how the Earth goes through this regular cycle where it’ll eventually gets colder and colder, but then global warming and  climate change has been disrupting it.

I agree with this 100%. Although, yes, we are also trying to "save" it for the planet's sake, the call for action was more for our sake because, if we do not take care of our own planet, who will suffer in the end? Us. Therefore, we should be more careful when throwing our trash elsewhere. At least with that, we could help limit the trash, right?

That is not true. In the past, the temperatures have been both much warmer and much colder than they are now.

People that want to "save the planet" must remember that we are not saving the planet for its sake, we are saving it for our sake. The planet was ok before humans arrived, it is ok now, and it will be ok after humans have gone.

No we are not, we are slowly making earth die because of the pollution, we have to make use of our new technology to make earth a better place for us and to more people in the future.

As strange as that may look, that does not increase the balance of CO2 in the atmosphere, since is liberating the carbon that has been previously absorbed by the trees and the result is neutral.

Obviously you need to re-plant.

No we are certainly developing and improving ourselves more day by day but we are not following the concept of sustainable development and without it being in practice we are putting our planet in great danger which no science , no war , no superhero can solve . So taking the responsibility to save my planet I urge you all to take as many precautions as you can take to save the earth and it's natural resources.

I think it will never been enough, even though currently many companies are using environmentally friendly waste management and many technologies that use renewable resources, only a small part of them care about the environment, most of them don't care, just think about profits

Trust me with the current technology humans can't destroy Earth and let alone can save it. Even a Mars size object collision can't destroy Earth. Only humans and other lifeforms would be destroyed. Some bacteria would even survive on this collision.

You worry about pollution? Without humans those most polluted river in the world would be crystal clear in less than 200 years. All plastics  would be gone in 200 years time too. Most metals would rust. In 1000 years without human those cities would become Forrest. Humans don't need do anything to save this planet. All we need to do be gone and Our planet can repair itself.

I admit, planet Earth is getting older and older. the balance of nature with technology is farther away. and without life technology will also be silent. so it's better and I think someone has started to protect our natural ecosystem.
tree, animal, water, soil.
and I am still lucky to live in a country that is still a lot of free nature.

Any changes starts with ourselves. Just like what ghandi said "be the change you wish to see in the world" this line is very powerful. I live up my life in that.

No of course not at all. As we can see, day by day our environment has been continuing to be polluted and also our resources continuing to be limited. We all knew also that there are few people only concern in this issue. If we are helping each other then maybe it is enough but this thing might not possible.

I personally believe that humans would die long before many of the plants, insects and animals die. With the exception of a total nuclear catastrophe. So chemicals breed bacteria and create all sorts of imbalances in our atmosphere which lead to mold and other issues. Couple that with radiation constantly being leaked into our ocean and our sky. Also factor in massive massive overpopulation and then at some point there is a resource imbalance. Chances are it will create a chain reaction. Hunger is always followed by disease. Not to mention what the militaries of our world could do to humans and the earth. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of time. Already people have disorders of all sorts that didn't exist even 50 years ago. Our bodies cannot evolve fast enough to keep up with the toxins. Now the question is will some humans survive? I say it depends on how bad the air and soil is and if it's continuing to pollute like Fukushima. There will be a few but will they sustain? Especially if there is still petrol to fight over even though Tesla proved we don't need it as there is free energy all around.

For it to be enough something like at least 70% of humanity has to be concision and willing to do something about it. That's not the case, the vast majority of people do not care, and so the efforts of a couple will not be enough. What will happen when the few that do something about it die, and not enough younger people replace them?

In a sense it reminds me of investing. Put all your eggs into one basket, win 3 times, but if you lose the 4th time, it's too late and you lose everything. Eventually it will be too late and everything will be lost.

Be a politician/president, make new regulations that forced each people to plant 1 tree every week, and if they don't want to do it, burn their house. Sounds good.

I agree. Our continuous pursuit of our own resources for our own personal reasons harm the environment. How do you suggest we turn all these around to prevent the worst of the effects of climate change from happening?

As time goes by the advancement of technology really helps the world to make things easier. The time is so fast that everything that we do are all instant. But in this kind of development our planet sacrifices.. The nature was really harmed  because people are keep on cutting trees, excavate mountains for industrial purposes. The air and sea are polluted. Yes, our planet is wounded because of the people who are in focus on the growth of technology.

The human being condemns himself with his way of "Evolve". Maybe many work on how to maintain the planet, but I bet that many more people are not interested in the least to save it. So fuck

No, but instead we are doing enough to kill the planet. Yes, there are a lot of programs, environmental talks, and etc. But that does really help to repair the damage we already did? No, In my own perspective these things that we do like recycling, collecting trash and etc., now are just prevention (still this could be something). The damage that this planet had taken is simply not repairable.

and Somehow I don't believe in some of these environmental organizations since they are just decoys. Those who are behind it maybe one of the great contributors to these damages. This is some a plan to hide the destructive outcome of there projects and to divert the attention to the good side.

We are not doing enough to save our planet. We are doing something, but we are not doing enough. Imagine, you throw 1 plastic bottle into the ocean and you think to yourself, “it’s only one bottle”. But what if that’s everyone’s logic? One bottle could easily turn into hundreds, thousands and even billions. Where I am currently at, it keeps flooding and when it subsides, there are a lot of trash left. So I don’t think we are doing enough to save our planet. We should always remember that one act, even the smallest one, can make a big impact.

What do we do to ignore them, saving planet is a huge mission to us but many of us dont care, because all they want is the benefits for themselves. Thats the problem we are facing on, we like to save planet but we can't do it, we keep trying but the technologies advance and Factories created, and most of the trash goes to the ocean, cleaning ocean is not close enough to save planet, Billions of trash are in the ocean, and only certain countries use trash to create energy.

If we are willing to save the planet we must also consider the food that we are eating. one example of that is many people still eating Oreo's by patronizing it we are indirectly killing the orangutans and the palm trees. people who concern about the planet must check everything that we consume or use including soap, clothing, food, and gadget's some of them contains the ingredient which pollutes our planet.

That is okay, what is important is that you are doing your part to keep your environment clean and healthy. That we are all doing our best to keep the environment clean, right?

No, I don't.
I am not doing much for saving our planet, but I try to do more and more. It is not a simple ways to do, as we know that the population pf human in any country is increasing significantly year to year. There are many ways taken and done by government to keep and decrease the growth population of human. Those all done is to save our planet because the growth population has huge impact to our planet.

I try begin from  my self and environment. I plant many trees in my home and recycle trash become a useful thing. The most important is keeping our environment clean and healthy.

How about smart cars like hands-free and self-driving cars. Do you think they are better than typical cars? Or are they worse because even though they have advanced features they have automatic transmission engines which means that they use more gasoline?

Based on what I read earlier on some news that the ozone layer is healing itself that is a good news but I think the greatest problem in this world that we need to solve is overpopulation, especially in the third world countries even like the poor families even though they are poor they breed like rabbits seven children and above and there's nothing the government can do about that I would take India as an example "In India, 80 % of total plastic consumption is discarded as waste and official statistics say the country generates 25, 940 tonnes of plastic waste daily. At least 40% of this waste is uncollected" we are killing this planet slowly.

I too would agree with this, I believe the "save the planet" process has to start at a personal
level. With all the recent updates and information that are more likely accessible now, there is
plenty of reason to get into it at home and the community. It's a losing battle if we don't
encourage awareness, there is so much more we can do to make things better in our planet.

As long we still produce pollution, garbage, and burning. in other countries it might be good, garbage is already in the system, but in other countries? developing countries that may still lack knowledge about the dangers of throwing garbage, and most importantly, get used to maintaining cleanliness from an early age. including getting used to maintaining health as well, because if we always choose healthy foods, maybe snack bins will be very little at home. including cigarettes and so on. yes that's just my opinion, cause i see it

Not true. Electric cars use 50%-70% less energy than gasoline powered cars. To illustrate, consider that a gallon of gasoline contains about 30 kWh of energy. A typical car can go 20-30 miles on a gallon of gasoline. A hybrid might go 50 miles. A Tesla will go 100 miles.

Furthermore, the energy used by electric cars can be generated from non-polluting renewable sources.

I am afraid you are right. We are all responsible for everything that is happening to our planet. The sad part is that not all of us feel that it is our fault and it will be too late when most of us start doing something to save the planet.

i dont mean to sound negative, but i think the earth is beyond human redemption, man has done more harm than good to the planet. human activities like oil drillage, defrostation, nuclear weapon production and testing to mention but a few are the cause of natural disasters like earthquake, vulcanoe etc. man will not relent in it quest for tecnological advancement, as such the earth will keep degrading.

You are right. If we start doing something to reverse the effects of global warming, it might alleviate the damage that we caused our planet. However, it might be too late already. Even if we all try to plant a treat everyday, it is still likely that the world will keep falling down, taking us all with it in the near future.

I think we are doing more to destruct it. And the good things we do, don’t compensate the harm. Our planet’s forests, oceans and land soak up billions of tonnes of carbon that causes a climate change. Temperatures keep rising and soon, we will not be able to control the earth’s equilibrium. We can avoid the sad scenario but it's going to take a fundamental re-adjustment of our relationship with the planet. We need a total re-orientation of human values, equity, behaviour and technologies. We are going to have to get very busy with planting trees, protecting forests, working out how to block the Sun's rays and developing machines to suck carbon out of the air.
And, we should also think of “green mining”: revolutioniziong the energy efficiency, minimizing energy consumption, reusing waste energy etc

I have to agree with that. In a few years, we are going to ran out of food if we do not take care of our environment. There are oceans running out of fishes and other marine life, and a lot more are filled with trash. Segregating trash into their proper bins and eliminating the use of plastic, as well as recycling helps, but it is not enough. Sometimes, I wonder if all of us will ever get to do something to save our planet.

The truth is, the planet is in a poorer state than people realize, there are several issues mounting that are not being properly addressed at the individual, corporate and governmental levels. A brief list of challenges that we face now, or will face shortly;

1. Greenhouse gas emissions
2. Pollution of the oceans
3. Extinction of natural wildlife
4. The energy crisis
5. The increasing scarcity of many natural resources
6. Overpopulation (possibly a non-issue if the rest are resolved)

In reality, everybody knows to some extent that their actions damage the environment or at least to some small part, make the future a little worse for everyone. However, people are selfish, they don't care about what makes the world better and hence the world continues along its current path towards oblivion. However, there are feasible solutions for all of the above, the only thing missing is the corporate or national will to achieve these. For example, here in the UK there was legislation passed to ban all combustion engine vehicles by 2040, which in my opinion is too little too late.

Governments are taking handouts from the corporations (or sponsorships) which gives them favorable treatment. If the world were truly looking for a solution, fossil fuel based power plants and vehicles would be outlawed within a decade or two, and there would be hefty fees for polluting the oceans and environment. Unfortunately, that's not the world we live in

I think we are not doing enough to save this planet. If we are doing enough this planet wouldn't need any saving

Hmm, are we  I don't think so as there is so much more we can do at a personal level for example really recycling the paper/plastic waste but also food is becoming a ew crisis especially in the western-world. We need to be more unified and care more about the planet that feeds us.

If recycling and making sure I throw trash in its proper place is not a start to try to be a good citizen then I do not know what is. It is not much, but if we only try to do something, even a small one, then it will make a difference.

This "we" is the cheat that is used to renounce individual responsibility. What are YOU doing...

for example :

No, we are not doing enough because mitigation policies are not rightly directed. Global prosperity  comes at a huge expense of the natural environment. Ironically, poverty remains one of the root causes of environmental degradation globally. From the dwindling Amazon forest in South America to the expanding Sahara desert in Africa and the disappearing rain forests of central and western Africa, all are traceable to over exploitation by impoverished peasant populations struggling to make a living. We will still not be doing enough until global poverty is tackle head-on and reduced to the barest minimum particularly in Latin America and Africa.

NO WE ARE NOT!!

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No, we're doing enough to ruin the planet.

Only a small group of people is doing something to achieve the opposite effect (relative to the entire population of the Earth). The same can be said about the reduction of the population - while the population of some countries is reducing, the rest of them are returning everything to its places.

However, the planet has the necessary means to independently regulate its state. Therefore, the only ones who need salvation are people.

I agree. Some of us dont feel responsible for what is going on in our planet so those environmental causes may be useless if none or so little of us participate. For example, the cause to stop using plastic. A lot of companies and people have urged other people to stop using single use plastic, but are we doing it? They are little things but even a little will come along way than nothing.

I happen to disagree with this. But I think many people like to blame people that aren't harming the world because they know themselves are the ones responsible... I think we can treat the world better, but there needs to be some coherent strategy that everyone agrees on.

Some of them are not even thinking that there is "climate change" and meanwhile some of them are thinking "earth is flat". yeah, the world is on a path to destruction through human activity causing "Rapid Resource Depletion" and "Heavy Environmental Pollution" which has exceeded Earth's threshold capacity.

The point I was trying to make to the OP is that semantics matter.  We get way to much hyperbole in our news and media today.  Every body is a "chicken little."  The end is nigh.  The funniest thing, the OP sounded off in the thread I started about Mars, stating his fear that we'll destroy that planet too...  What the Fuck is there to destroy on mars?  The atmosphere is already full of CO2, there are no oceans, plants, animals...

It's the mob mentality.  Some one hears a word used to describe something he's unhappy with, and the brain dead lemmings repeat it until it becomes "truth."

I am a conservationist.  I love nature.  I hunt, back-pack, and mountain bike for fun.  I compost everything I can for my home garden.  I try hard to conserve electricity.  I do as much as I possibly can to preserve the environment.  But when people get on their "We're destroying the Plant" hype I just cringe.  That's only going to hurt conservation efforts if you cannot separate the rational from the emotional.

There are plenty organizations that are very much committed in helping environmental issues, most of them study about the threats, but if most of the peoole are not doing the same things, it will probably affect nothing in restoring our environment, we shoul be doing something in our little own ways which will result as a domino effect that in the long run will help sustain our resources for the future generations to still see the true beauty of our world.

First one; contraception plus sex education, but it will be hard. A large percentage of human population still consult with their religious law. Solution? Genocide.

Last one is impossible. The gravity on mars is not suitable for humans. Venus is a better option.

"In the long term, permanent settlements could be made in the form of cities designed to float at about fifty kilometer altitude in the atmosphere of Venus. The advantages of the Venus atmosphere over other proposed space settlement locations includes an abundance of atmospheric volatiles, sufficient for life support, benign temperature and pressure, shielding from cosmic and solar-flare radiation, plentiful solar energy, and nearby access to the rocky (silicate) surface materials."

Source

A good example - https://youtu.be/Wy7Q6wazD_E

I remember a few years ago being in a political forum, and one of the topics was a discussion about a yearly event where people are encouraged to save on electricity for that one day, to reduce and make more people aware of pollution. Something to that effect.

The majority of the people there were really annoyed by the concept, and in retaliation they were purposefully going to run all their lights, TVs, and appliances that wastes the most electricity as possible.

So what does that tell you?

Education would help a lot. Maybe more cartoons like Captain Planet.

Some people are doing a lot. More than enough for one person, but the vast majority of people are not going to care about the effects that we have on the planet. They rather watch tv, relax and play their video games on the Here Now. (Little play on my name.) Can't really blame many because they're just so distracted by their life struggles.

I we were to take it literally, then the planet does not need saving-- we're just like fleas living in a large organism. But as I believe that you mean saving the planet's organic nature and environment, then no, no we are not. It's quite sad that while there are lots of people who are doing their parts to save the environment, there are like a million more that either damage the environment more or just don't care.

However, even then, we should not stop trying to save the Earth. There is no planet B (for now at least), and id we want to survive as a species, we should start protecting the environment more.

It is really hard for "us" to save the planet, the real ones damaging it are big corporations destroying it, yes we can help the case by not using plastic and what not, but the change must come from above.

Quite the contrary, I care very much.  I'm fond of our planet, its natural beauty, the woods, the jungles, and all if its animals.  I want very much to preserve the quality life we enjoy.  I reuse, recycle, compost, plant trees, grow vegetables, and I just purchase a solar panel system to install on my roof.

But semantics matter.  We don't get to save the planet anymore than we get to destroy it. We can boil the ocean, fill the atmosphere with CO2, we may all suffocate and die, we may obliterate all vegetation, but the planet will still be here, and it's climate will continue to change.

Exactly. Like I said, it is sad that a lot of people just do not care about what is going on right now. Climate change, all of those things. It is real and we are responsible for the earth's deterioration but not many of us care to do something about it.

Can we save the human population? I dont think so, but you are right. We are doing things wrong. Despite the technology rising and advancing, its the environment that suffers. Sadly, some of us are in denial about whatever is happening.

Earth is indeed a rock, but it is our duty to protect it and respect it. Also, it is not just the use of plastic that is harming the planet, its a lot of things. Do you mean that this does not concern you at all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CXRaTnKDXA

For every one person that is working to save the planet, there are one million who don't give a damn, or think their god will intervene...  :/

Stop fucking for 10 or 20 years. Population will reduce to manageable levels.

Other option warp drive build it and find some empty planets.

Last option terraform mars.


We all know number one is not happening.
Number two will not happen unless we are visited by aliens and they lay all the cards on the table.
Number three will happen but most likely only save a small percent of people when a crash happens here on earth

What you really mean is ' Can we save the human population'. As has been mentioned, nature will compensate for any changes that occur, but that may be detrimental to the human race. So to answer the spirit of the question, we are doing the wrong things. For example, the politicians are pushing the idea of electric cars to give them increased control over motorists, but electric cars just export pollution, they don't decrease it.  Innovations like the opposed piston diesel engine are far more constructive. Click here to view the video

Another useful idea is to stop chopping down trees to feed electricity generation plants.

The planet doesn't need saving.  It's a rock that's been here long before plastic and will be here long after all the plastic is degraded into dust.  And through out the earth's entire existence the climate has been changing.  Stop the HUMAN ego trip.  You aren't that important, on a geological scale of time.

While infrastructure and technology keeps advancing, our natural resources suffer. Sure there are people who tries to save our planet by diving into the water and collecting trash, or encouraging anyone to recycle or stop using plastic. But is it enough? If it is, then why are we still experiencing climate change? Could this be the start of the destruction of our planet?