Almost every day I think about that idea. Humans have come so far over the last 1,000 years. We've fought plagues, droughts, floods, nature, and each other, yet we are still here. We haven't blown ourselves up with the Hydrogen Bomb. We haven't starved out despite surpassing 7 billion of us existing all at once. We've accomplished a whole lot. Yet we still have so far to go. The amount of nonsense, illogic, short-citedness, hypocrisy, and otherwise stupidity that goes on among the decision makers of this nation makes me think that we won't see the 4th millennium. I'm not sure, and I suppose it doesn't really matter. I won't be around to find out, so the best thing I can do is try to push society in the direction of potential existence in the 4th century.
http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Yes-the-planet-got-destroyed-But-for-a-beautiful-moment-in-time-we-created-a-lot-of-value-for-sh-Prints_i9318014_.htm
But when it comes to the everglades, I do have hope. Everglades restoration is happening. $4 million is going toward restoration, in order to turn back the clock to before humans decided to damage it. I trust that by the time restoration has been completed, (if florida isn't already underwater from climate change) we will see a healthy everglades nearly identical to the one that existed 500 years ago. We have great potential to alter the hydrology of the planet for its benefit instead of our own.
I have a very love-hate relationship with politics. This nonsense with Al Gore and CERP is something that makes me hate it."Unfortunately for the environmentalists, every other key stakeholder wanted the opposite. Sugar growers, home builders, water utilities, and Florida’s other economic interests were all determined to make sure CERP did not favor nature over people…" The idea of destroying the natural beauty of the everglades, something that exists no where else on the planet, for the sake of sugar cane, and houses just sickens me. And the idea that this nonsense could have lead to the election of George W. Bush by having Gore lose Florida makes me want to pull my hair out.
Fortunately the airport didn't happen, and the Everglades lives to fight another day. I think the environmental movement both in florida and nationally is large enough to handle any potential future attacks against the everglades without nearly as much trouble. "As the new millennium dawned, the Everglades was not yet saved. But it was not yet doomed either." I trust that the everglades will not be doomed for quite some time. The nation is slowly but surely opening its eyes to the importance of environmental stewardship & sustainability.
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