Love Canal Report:
The modern day article of an
environmental disaster was about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in
2011.
Along with the Love Canal Tragedy
article and the article about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, I also
posted the question, “In your opinion are environmental hazards something we
should be concerned about on a daily basis?”
Here are some comments I received:
1.
“I think
that we should definitely be concerned with environmental hazards but maybe not
everyday because these environmental disasters (Fukushima and Love Canal) are
very extreme. We should work really hard in preventing these big, destructive
tragedies though.”
2.
“Environmental
disasters like these are very scary and we should definitely work harder to
prevent them for the sake of future generations.”
3.
“If we
were more concerned with preventing environmental hazards then maybe some of
these could have been prevented.”
4.
“I don’t
think it is necessary to worry about it on a daily basis. We should worry about
protecting the earth from these disasters but worrying about it wont
necessarily change anything.”
5.
“Oh, I
don’t know. This is a hard one. I guess being brief and to the point, I would
say it depends. If your habits are very destructive and detrimental then yes,
you should worry more about preventing environmental hazards by changing some
of your bad habits but if not then why worry. Just keep doing what you are
doing.”
6.
“The
fact that there are still issues with the Fukushima Nuclear disaster proves the
point that it is better to prevent disasters than to try and solve them later.”
7.
“Wow,
this is really scary. We should definitely worry more about preventing
environmental disasters because they affect more than we think. They affect the
environment and people. Are we really willing to put all of this on the line?”
8.
“We need
to take into account how our decisions affect future generations! If we take
certain measures to avert potential environmental disasters, we can be assured
of a better outlook for generations to come.”
9.
“No, I
don’t think we should do it on a daily basis. I think it’s good to be aware of
natural and environmental disasters, but talk is just talk. If we want things
to change we must act.”
10. “Yes! We are stewards of the earth therefore we
must do everything in our power to protect it.”
My own
reactions:
1.
Were
you aware that environmental tragedies of this magnitude still exist today?
Yes,
I was aware that environmental tragedies of this magnitude still occurred
today. It is very hard to prevent these problems because there are so many
factors in environmental tragedies. Even if we do everything we can to prevent
them, they can still occur.
2.
Do
you believe that environmental crises affect you/your family today?
Yes,
environmental crises affect my family and me because they can occur anywhere
and at anytime. Even if they don’t affect us directly, they do so in other
ways. They move us to create an impact and to prevent them in the future.
3.
Environmental
tragedies still exist today; what can we do today to mitigate these problems?
To
mitigate these problems, steps on both the macro and micro scales must be
taken. On the macro scale, stricter legislation laws concerning the environment
must be improved. On the micro scale, individuals should change their habits in
order to better improve the chances of preventing environmental disasters
worldwide.
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