Over the last few days there has been a lot of discussion about a company that wants to build a power station at Avonmouth. Nothing wrong with that really because it's already a highly industrialised area and provides a lot of jobs especially with the work in the docks.
The real problem is that they will be producing power from palm oil which means that even more of the rain forest will be spoiled in places such as Borneo destroying the natural habitat of the orang utan and also the natives. The planning committee of the city council were against this and there have also been numerous protests from everyone including Greenpeace.
BUT, the chief planning officer (or some other overpaid puppet) has said something along the lines of what happens the other side of the world is nothing to do with us so has agreed for the project to go ahead.
I would beg to disagree with this numpty, whoever he may be. It is the responsibility of everyone on this earth to preserve what we have, even if it isn't directly on our doorstep. The human race is solely responsible for destroying much of our planet and it's atmosphere, ruining habitats and causing the extinction of thousands upon thousands of species, many that haven't even been discovered.
If we don't protect what we have now, then future generations will be left wanting. We and our ancestors have pillaged the earth for the treasures it holds to within an inch of it's life, so it's now up to us to make amends and find some other way of creating what we want without destroying anything else.
Fortunately, the battle for this power station is not over as I believe there are a few more hurdles to clear, so let's hope that everyone concerned sees sense.
Hi Grandma,
ReplyDeleteOne of my main causes is saving the rain forests too.
And yes, it is our responsibility to protect and preserve our natural areas. The rain forests are the lungs of our planet, as well as a treasure trove of medicinal plants yet to be studied. Once they're gone, they're gone.
The ignorance of our world leaders is plain each time they open their mouths.
How did these idiots ever get that far in life?
I've read that a new car has been invented there in the UK that runs on human waste. Now that's an energy source we can all get behind. :P
Hi Robin!
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the car but unfortunately it's not mine! I think they've still got some way to go to prove it's worthwhile. I think they are also working on that as a fuel for power stations. I would rather use electricity powered by human poo than by palm oil!