When talking about my land ethic, I feel like it's probably not one of the best in the world, but after taking this class and reading the essays we did, I feel like I will look at the land a different way. The land we have left is a precious commodity and at the rate that we are destroying it or how slowly we are replenishing the forests is quite concerning.
Then take into account all the mountain top or strip mining we do for coal. We don't restore the land after we're done mining to where it looks like we were never there. The mess we leave behind from these mines can also be potentially harmful to the environment if not taken care of properly.
And then living in Athens county for the past 11 years, I can say that I would have to agree with some of the anti-fracking folks from the area, and for multiple reasons. 1, the risk to the local water table is high and with a decent portion of Athens county getting their water directly from aquifers, I wouldn't want my water to be contaminated either. 2, if handled incorrectly or disposed of improperly, the contaminated water that is used to extract the natural gas can enter the watershed and cause problems elsewhere down the line and cause issues for someone else.
(New blog button didn't appear so I'm writing in comment box). When I think of environmental sustainability I think of renewable energy. I think that renewable energy plays a critical part in saving our planet. That's why I'm doing my ethics essay on the different types of renewable energy, and which ones I think are most efficient and beneficial.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in PA, there are many sources of renewable energy close by such as windmills and solar technology. There is also a lot of coal mining close by. In this essay I will talk about what I think is harming our environment, and what we can do to fix it.