"I have dreamt of a future not of gloom, desperateness or cannibalism, but of accordance and harmony with the environment, giving back while taking from it" - Pranay Pasricha during a classroom presentation.
That is the quote that goes best with this week's topic that is Environment. This QW (Quote of the week), which I personally feel is one of the finest word I have ever spoken in public, perfectly explains the state of the environment presently and the future we want to see.
The present is very dark and gloomy. We are polluting mother earth at such rate that every hour we live, a year is decreased from the life of the earth which is about 5 billion years. This rate is so alarming that it makes my hair stand up. The main cause of this pollution is increased amount of automobiles on roads. 2008 Beijing Olympics highlighted this fact. Another fact I gathered that US carried out 1030 nuclear tests between 1945 to 1994. India has only carried out 2 namely, Pokhran I & II, and there is still a huge cry over that.
As they say "umeed par duniya kayam hai", there is still hope left and you will be surprised to read who are leading the way. This week the Earth Hour was observed by many across the world (I followed it sincerely). In Delhi alone we saved about 600 MW of energy. That means we added another day to our lives. Those who followed it, I thank you very much and those who didn't go and switch of those lights just now for an hour! This effort certainly cumilates to many days in our lives. Now the surprise element. Do you know there exists an Spanish island by the name of Al Hierro. You probably won't.
- This island has 98% self sufficiency to meet its energy demands.
- 80% of the island's energy comes from wind power.
- Cars run on hydrogen and air.
- There is a plan of completely banning oil on the island by the end of 2009.
- 20 years ago this island consumed oil about same amount as new york.
This small island has set an example for the world to follow and contemplate that it can be done. By this example we can expect "umeed se dugna". Hope 70 years from today, there is a cleaner and greener environment...
On the ending note I would ask you to do a favour. If you like this blog, then please invite your friends and family to view it once a week. I would also like to add that my exams are going to start so there will be lesser posts for about a month now (1 or 2 at max), but I assure you that I will be back with a bang. Dasvidaniya for now...
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