Think Green!

We often have our ears entertained by news, conversations or speeches citing the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle). But exactly how many of us do walk the talk? It is a pity to say that despite numerous campaigns had been launched and publicised, their success rate is as much as zero itself. Want proof? I have, lots of it:

1. Your tech gadgets stick with you 24/7, and so you charge them regularly after the supply depletes.
2. You have your TV connected to a closed circuit even though you have switched it off.
3. You keep your Wi-Fi connection running day and night to get the latest status updates.
4. You turned off the lights but have the air-cond running continuously during Earth Hour.

These are just a few of the things we always do (I am trying hard to change), everyone does it. If you do the maths, big impact can be seen when the world population is doing the same thing from North to South, East to West. I like the saying: We do not inherit this land from our ancestors, but we loan it from our grandchildren. And the list above only talks about power supply.

1. You bathe instead of taking a quick shower (worse if you have the heater running).
2. You wash your dishes under a running tap.
3. You use heavy flush even though you are only urinating.

The list goes on and on and on, but these are the major water-wasting practices. When we waste water, more natural resources have to be mined and burned to generate power. This power is in turn used to purify the used water. The cycle goes forever (at least as long as we are alive).

Talk about pollution, the villain always pretend to be the hero. Look at NASA. Numerous rocket launches. They often talk about preserving and conserving the environment, they go on to blame other countries for not playing their parts. Speak for themselves! Those rocket-launching, missile-firing and force-rehearsing thingies are contributing a lot to the decline of the environment quality.

What can I, a powerless little blogger, say? Nothing. Those 'polluting' events always conquer my TV screen when I watch National Geographic or Discovery Channel. Hmmm...