WE AS ONE

Since environmental awareness has began, we have been educated that abuse of human to nature has been the cause of global warming. It might have been true, if not the blame became centered in the individual cases of wrong disposal of non-biodegradable materials or for the simplest of terms, throwing our garbage improperly.


If you've been blaming the tragedies of Ondoy, Pepeng and the other catastrophes; that left grave damage upon the earth; on each individual you saw sneaking up throwing their candy wraps everywhere, well, you could now think twice and try researching the Kyoto Protocol which determined that over-production is the number one source of global warming.


This proves that environmental problems are not solely a problem of an individual but also to our society, thus, it should be solved collectively.


However true that each of us should be responsible in every piece of thrash we threw, long-time solutions to these environmental problems wouldn't be solved just by keeping it to ourselves. Community awareness should be conducted to educate others about these environmental problems concerning our society.


Planting trees wouldn't be enough to stop flash floods if illegal loggers and mining companies continue to linger and destroy our lands. The problem should be, collectively, solved with real solutions, implemented not only to each individual but also to the roots of our problem.

-Kimberly dela Cruz