I got to spend all day Saturday in the woods. It was a rare occasion. I
love the outdoors but spend much less time there now than I used to due
to family and business responsibilities.
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Much like everone only thinks about gasoline when the price gets higher than they'd like, they only think about water when it's not there.
This is my favorite time of the year. Nature is awaking from its’ winter slumber. Plant life is starting to push and once more getting ready to bloom. When the dogwoods come into bloom, it will be time to take a couple of days off and go crappie fishing.
Being raised a military brat and also being a vet, as well as, all the mandatory international and domestic travel during my career; I have over the years personally witnessed a remarkable change in our world. I‘ve watched China with a population of 1.6 billion and India with 1.13 billion evolve from ox carts and dirt roads to BMWs and super highways. China now surpassing the US in the emission of greenhouse gases was then difficult to envision. The US with a population of over 300 million has also experienced astonishing growth. The difference in development when flying over the eastern seaboard compared to twenty five years ago is shocking. What’s truly attention-grabbing is an earth photo taken by satellite at night of the light generated by civilization. It is easy to differentiate for outer space the most populated regions. The power required for such a spectacle is so enormous it’s almost in comprehendible.
Today, there are well over 722,000,000 automobiles in the world and all generating carbon emissions. To say global warning is in doubt is something you won’t hear from me. At this point in the industrial age, believing there are no undesirable environmental affect from carbon emission does not take in account the on going industrial development. Basic science stipulates it’s just a matter of time. It would be crucial to not wait until reaching the point of no return. It’s our children’s future that hangs in the balance