It is quite remarkable just how tragic the BP oil disaster has become. \u00a0The expanse of the oil spill has played havoc on nature\u2019s balance.\u00a0 But it is events like this that makes you question – just how far will humans go?<\/p>\n
Isn\u2019t it about time that we made some massive changes to the phenomenal rate at which we are using up the globe\u2019s natural resources?\u00a0 I mean, we all love to drive cars but where on earth are we going to draw the line when it comes to unsustainable usage of the earth\u2019s natural resources?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oil is just one of the significant resources that humans have, perhaps, overused for decades now.\u00a0 Logging of native timbers in the Amazon is another example of unsustainable exploitative use of a finite resource.\u00a0 And the timber issue is very serious!\u00a0 There seems to be no significant exercise of restraint used on the logging of timber from out of the Amazon.\u00a0 Again, like oil, the logging of native timber is a money-driven exploitation.<\/p>\n
It is wonderful to see the steps made to improving carbon emissions from vehicles.\u00a0 Particularly over the last five years, this has been evident.\u00a0 There is still a long way to go; however, the prominent motor-vehicle manufacturers are making a credible improvement on shrinking the carbon footprint globally.<\/p>\n
Is it a foregone conclusion that the oil resources around the globe will be completely used up by 2050?\u00a0 How long will it ever take to create them again?\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is sobering science to contemplate.\u00a0 So, where to from here?\u00a0 Can governments around the world actually unite on conserving and protecting our natural global resources?<\/p>\n
A number of quirky ways of conserving our resources have already revealed themselves through some very interesting and distinguished people.\u00a0 Solar-powered cars, solar panelling on roads to generate the energy to move vehicles, wind power, going back to sail boats (but with today\u2019s technology), hydrogen cars and steam-powered cars to name a few.<\/p>\n