Dear Mr. Obama,
As you receive the title of President you also inherit a number of dilemmas that our former president either created or ignored entirely throughout his long, long, long term. Out of war and an economic there is still one problem that can be seen throughout. Global Climate change is truly happening and is beginning to affect the whole world. If there isn’t immediate change than the soldiers and people of Iraq will feel the effects, the stock brokers swarming the streets of Wall Street will be sweating a little more than usual. It will ultimately lead to the destruction of any and all civilized society. It is vital that someone in this world takes the role to make change and make a transformation to a cleaner healthier environment.
Some professionals have projected that the next world war will be over clean drinkable water. Thousands of species will become extinct which may include certain species of algae that are having an incredible role in the carbon cycle. If the sea surface temperature raises a small increment of two degrees many species of algae will become extinct nearly doubling the amount of carbon in the atmosphere due to the loss of these important characters involved in the carbon cycle. You’ve been preaching the idea of change and that is exactly what the world needs right now.
Many countries have already begun to act on this climate change issue from a hydrogen fuel based society to new bills created to reduce CO2 emissions. Our very own California has just passed the AB-32 bill that plans to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% come the year 2050. This bill resembles another that was just past in the United Kingdom. This is just the first step in the long process to create a healthier world environment. The next steps should involve hydrogen fuel cell cars that should be introduced to the American public as something of the present not something of the future; for far too long that problems have been set aside for the future and we can no longer ignore these potentially devastating problems.
To me the future of the U.S. is a country with hillsides full of wind turbines and fields littered with solar panels. These various alternative energy sources should be incorporated into the environment in a way that is safe for every nearby species. The first settlers passed on stories of how beautiful the Americas were when they arrived on their ships. They told of the crystal clear Chesapeake Bay with enormous clams lining the bottom and giant schools of fish swimming in what is now a habitat that is threatened by over fishing. They spoke of colossal forests that lined this bay and of the peaceful people that lived on the land that is now one of the most feared countries in the world. All of these accounts sound like fairy tales and most of these sights will never be seen by the people of this modern western world but it is our job to keep what we have now so we can show our children’s children how incredible the world can really be. It is time to take the first steps towards a healthier world by putting what you’ve been preaching into action, change.
Sincerely,
Daniel Intolubbe-Chmil
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
WA#4
Dear Mr. Obama,
As you may know the world is currently going through an incredible series of environmental changes. As you take the title as presidency it is vital that you take the responsibility to create what you’ve been preaching all along, change. If certain actions of change are not taken, the world may reach a point where some of the damages will become irreversible. Some people argue whether these changes are truly taking place, but recently it has been scientifically proven that these climate changes are happening and are being forecasted to accumulate until species are extinct, glaciers are melted, the ozone destroyed, and in the very end an inhabitable unhealthy planet.
Some of the main changes that you have suggested yourself have been the usage of alternative energy sources. The usage of alternative energy sources would save the atmosphere of billions of tons of CO2 per year and would improve the condition of the world as a whole. There are endless ideas for alternative energy sources from tidal turbines to solar panels. In the Midwest, for example Kansas, there are miles and miles of windy plains that would be ideal for wind turbines. The barren desert in the southwest of the U.S. is a perfect place for solar panels. Creating these alternative energy plants would not only provide clean energy but also provide new jobs for many U.S. citizens.
The U.S. is an example for the rest of the world usually having a great impact with every decision we make. If certain actions are taken then it could spark a worldwide movement to a better cleaner planet. This planet has been good to us and there is no reason why we, the world as one population, shouldn’t be good to it. As the mining and drilling continue all the limited resources we become less and less yet the greenhouse gases and other pollution becomes more and more. We have to realize that we need to find other ways to produce energy or the world will run out of resources such as oil and coal.
To me this seems to be the greatest problem because it doesn’t only affect the United States, but the whole world. The solutions are endless and the global economy would flourish if a transition is achieved from fossil fuel dependency to alternative energy sources. The auto industry has already begun to create hybrid electric cars and cars running off of hydrogen producing nothing but clean water. If these new creations continue to advance soon there will be hydrogen stations in place of gas stations and a cleaner atmosphere instead of holes in the ozone.
Something that showed me the disgusting effect fossil fuels had on the planet was the great smog cloud over Denver, Colorado. I was on a family ski trip in Colorado and as we were driving along the Front Range my father pointed out the brown cloud hovering above the distant city of Denver. I couldn’t stop looking at the giant smog cloud and it made me want to do whatever I could to stop worldwide pollution. But something this great needs to be achieved small step by small step. As I right this letter to you the night before your inauguration I hope that this is one of the many small steps that will accumulate into a possible global movement.
Sincerely,
Daniel Intolubbe-Chmil
As you may know the world is currently going through an incredible series of environmental changes. As you take the title as presidency it is vital that you take the responsibility to create what you’ve been preaching all along, change. If certain actions of change are not taken, the world may reach a point where some of the damages will become irreversible. Some people argue whether these changes are truly taking place, but recently it has been scientifically proven that these climate changes are happening and are being forecasted to accumulate until species are extinct, glaciers are melted, the ozone destroyed, and in the very end an inhabitable unhealthy planet.
Some of the main changes that you have suggested yourself have been the usage of alternative energy sources. The usage of alternative energy sources would save the atmosphere of billions of tons of CO2 per year and would improve the condition of the world as a whole. There are endless ideas for alternative energy sources from tidal turbines to solar panels. In the Midwest, for example Kansas, there are miles and miles of windy plains that would be ideal for wind turbines. The barren desert in the southwest of the U.S. is a perfect place for solar panels. Creating these alternative energy plants would not only provide clean energy but also provide new jobs for many U.S. citizens.
The U.S. is an example for the rest of the world usually having a great impact with every decision we make. If certain actions are taken then it could spark a worldwide movement to a better cleaner planet. This planet has been good to us and there is no reason why we, the world as one population, shouldn’t be good to it. As the mining and drilling continue all the limited resources we become less and less yet the greenhouse gases and other pollution becomes more and more. We have to realize that we need to find other ways to produce energy or the world will run out of resources such as oil and coal.
To me this seems to be the greatest problem because it doesn’t only affect the United States, but the whole world. The solutions are endless and the global economy would flourish if a transition is achieved from fossil fuel dependency to alternative energy sources. The auto industry has already begun to create hybrid electric cars and cars running off of hydrogen producing nothing but clean water. If these new creations continue to advance soon there will be hydrogen stations in place of gas stations and a cleaner atmosphere instead of holes in the ozone.
Something that showed me the disgusting effect fossil fuels had on the planet was the great smog cloud over Denver, Colorado. I was on a family ski trip in Colorado and as we were driving along the Front Range my father pointed out the brown cloud hovering above the distant city of Denver. I couldn’t stop looking at the giant smog cloud and it made me want to do whatever I could to stop worldwide pollution. But something this great needs to be achieved small step by small step. As I right this letter to you the night before your inauguration I hope that this is one of the many small steps that will accumulate into a possible global movement.
Sincerely,
Daniel Intolubbe-Chmil
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