George Bush may well be the most thoughtless President in American history. Under his Administration, all of America has fallen apart. It is without any sort of reflection that he may well also put an end to this idea of American history, et al. At the G8 Summit, our President, the “leader of the free world”, whose known for sharp wit, powerful wielding of the English language, and infinite charm and savvy, went ahead and showed exactly how concerned he is about the environment; he joked about it. So, to all my friends out there who voted for Mr. Bush: thanks.
I want to tip my hat to you (in that now almost Daily-Show-famous, ‘drunken-presidential’ way) and say with all the sarcasm in my black little heart “Ahahahaha, Yes! Lets Wreck the Planet… So We Along With All Other Life Can Die A Horrifyingly Slow, Painful, Human-Engineered Death… Wheeee!!!!” Now, isn’t that something wonderful to laugh about?
His art has been linked here always as a staple on the sites blog roll. In this video though, Chris Jordan, is in his own words able to bring new life to his work (from TED, Chris Jordan: Picturing excess).
I’ve written about this topic before. And though I type on it, stare at a laptop screen framed of it, and am utterly surrounded by it, the idea is still provocative even to me, that plastic (an innovation so subtle yet ubiquitous) is also at the core of a potential threat to life on Earth. I took a real interest in this idea because it seemed obviously urgent, but because one particular aspect seemed totally, and a bit ironically neglected. The irony I find is, so many people fall back on the topic of the weather. Evidently, not so much when it counts. To help myself and others understand my somewhat radical thoughts about the environment, and to discuss such ironically neglected aspects, I present as preface three very real, very relevant facts about our planet and life, followed by obvious speculation about how these phenomena might be inter-connected and in such a way as to to change life as we know it.
Reading this article made me absolutely sick to my stomach. Sure, there are some alarmist positions taken here, but, thats not exactly a bad position to take as every bit is also true. Apparently, we’re ingesting a lot of very, very toxic chemicals, and rather frequently. Worse though than what we’re doing to ourselves, is what we’re doing to the planet. Now, we’ve discovered how natural processes can aggregate all these waste materials. The really depressing thing: I can’t seem to make a change in my own life as far as not using plastic… its EVERYWHERE — the keys on this keyboard, the mouse, parts of this chair, the case of the PC and the monitor, the cup next to me, its lid, etc, etc.
If you haven’t noticed, you should. And to do so, you should really take some time out and have a look at Chris Jordan’s website. His art is our destruction, and it speaks very powerful messages. His pictures help expose these types of unseen, natural disasters. Chris Jordan’s site is right here, and has been linked on the blogroll for a while. Since looking at it, I’ve been researching more, and more cases along this line. I hope to find a way to change how I live my own life for the better, and maybe it could help inspire you to do that too.
In reading this article several things hop out at me that scream “spin”. Admittedly many of the articles I have read that contend an opposite view also do so with spin-tactics — thats just persuasive writing for you. However, within two paragraphs of this article, Global Warming is called a religion. If this is the case, its one with no church the world is aware of. Moreover, I don’t think an issue like this (existent or fictional) is served very well by sarcastic and rather dramatic claims made by either side.
Also, points of contention like “Because the sun is warmer .. and all of these scientists don’t seem to be willing to credit a warmer sun with any of the blame for global warming” are ridiculous in virtue, as well as inaccurate. There are theories related to Global Warming that directly connect our local star’s energy output with changes in our planets climate. Just dig a little deeper, and you will find these theories and many others. I suggest everyone make it their duty as members of our species to learn as much as they can about all this.
Being a skeptic means not taking a side… its about asking questions, and seeking truths.
George Bush may well be the most thoughtless President in American history. Under his Administration, all of America has fallen apart. It is without any sort of reflection that he may well also put an end to this idea of American history, et al. At the G8 Summit, our President, the “leader of the free world”, whose known for sharp wit, powerful wielding of the English language, and infinite charm and savvy, went ahead and showed exactly how concerned he is about the environment; he joked about it. So, to all my friends out there who voted for Mr. Bush: thanks.
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