We Need to Make Huge Steps

I totally agree with Michael Maniates. We really need to grow up and take a step forward not only for the environment now but for the environment of the future. We have to stand up and make large changes most of them have to be in our infrastructure. Most of the cheap goods that are convenient are the worst for the environment. We need to vote people into to office that are going to change the face of the world. People that will stand up and make us realize that we should not be subsidizing things like corn. Instead we should be subsidizing products that can actually help us. For example if solar energy was a cheap option to install I am very sure that millions of Americans would spend little money for huge savings in the future. We need to create markets where creating products that lower our strain on the earth will be rewarded. Also we need to do the little things as well like taking shorter showers and recycling and also buying products that can be recycled. One large thing I have noticed is that in big cities such as DC there are large trash cans everywhere but how often do you see a recycle can. Think about it. If we had places available for people to throw their cans and bottles as they are walking down the street on their way to work I am sure they would throw it in the recycle because it is convenient. Like the author said we have to make things easy for people to do if there is a hassle it is not very likely that the majority of people will go do it. So we need to set up things around our country and the world to promote a positive change. If all of us do the big things to move forward and put pressure on the developing power houses to do the same we can save our planet.