Caution: Damage done IS permanent

      It is no surprise that environments on planet earth are suffering greatly today. The damages done to our planet thus far are irreversible and are slowly depleting our home one day at a time. Some damages done to our earth include: using our resources faster than we can replenish them, not recycling, greenhouse gas emissions from our cars, and harmful chemicals used in everyday products. Due to the lack of knowledge and compassion for most, earth’s inhabitants have been and are still today ruining the place we call home. Some still do not believe what we do on this earth is causing any harm to it. The environmental crises we see today are repetitions of past discrepancies because of the lack of knowledge and are proving to be irreversible.

      As proven in A New Green History of the World, a text describing the interesting history of Easter Island, the island gives us evidence from centuries ago relaying that those who did not flourish on Easter Island caused irreversible damage. Permanent damage is still being done to this day on each of our world's nations. The article also reads that those who do not take care of their land will not and cannot flourish. The text states, “The history of Easter Island is not one of lost civilisations and esoteric knowledge. Rather it is a striking example of the dependence of human societies on their environment and of the consequences of irreversibly damaging the environment.” Clearly, the author is stating that our actions against the environment are harmful and permanent. The text dates back to the seventeen hundreds; therefore, proving that these crises are permanent since a considerable amount of time has passed and few improvements have been made. In today’s society, actions from the past are being repeated and earth’s inhabitants are not being clearly informed of the repercussions of their detrimental actions on our earth.

      Though it is evident that these crises are abundant, some are still having a hard time believing whether or not the crises are in fact true and causing permanent damage. For example, Tom Deweese, a reporter who wrote an online article believes for certain we should not be worried about our actions. In his article, There is NO Man-Made Global Warming, he argues, “School children have been told that recycling is a matter of life and death. Businesses have been shut down. Valuable products like Freon have been removed from the market. Chemicals and pesticides that helped to make this nation the safest and healthiest in the world are targeted for extinction. Our entire nation is being restructured to fit the proper green mold. All of it for a lie about something man has nothing to do with.” Though he believes man has nothing to do with it, his radical beliefs are the ones that are causing such harm to our nation. His words spread like a disease within societies and no improvements are being made because of them. These damages may not be reversible but much needs to be done in order to stop such harm.

      Little hope for fixing the earth's envirornmental problems are being seen by green exhibitionists. The text, Ecosystems and Human Well-Being reads, “There is no simple fix to these problems since they arise from the interaction of many recognized challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation, each of which is complex to address in its own right. Past actions to slow or reverse the degradation of ecosystems have yielded significant benefits…”. Not much can be done to reverse these side effects besides stopping our harmful measures altogether. Texts and evidence in our society today support this issue: it is clear that our actions are and will be irreversible on our earth.