• Question: how can we save are planet and why is no one really bothering

    Asked by hayeg003 to Claire, Joanna, Kapila, Renata, Suzanne on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Joanna Bryson

      Joanna Bryson answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Many people are bothering, you shouldn’t feel like no one is trying, but it is a very big problem and I agree we need to do more. But almost everyone is realising now that we need to do more, and many scientists and engineers are doing research trying to figure out how to help stabilise our ecosystem. But it’s important to realise that change is a part of what nature is like, and change will keep happening whatever we do. So we need to keep working to try to take care of our planet, including each other, and that job will never end.

    • Photo: Renata Medeiros

      Renata Medeiros answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I agree with Joanna, it is unfair to say no one is bothering but it does make me angry as well that the people who could really make a difference, like our politicians or those who run big companies, could be doing a lot more and they don’t seem too bothered! We need to make the point that we care so that they start paying more attention as well. And we must believe that the little things we do will also make a difference because many people doing little things will result in big things. There are many places where to find information on how to be more ecological and if we all start changing our habits in that direction we could get somewhere. Many scientists are also helping by studying what causes more damage to the environment and what measures are better at repairing it or by developing technology to make human activities less polluting. Don’t give up, you’re not alone in wanting to save the planet!

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