Saturday, June 14, 2008

Green Chemistry Initiative

A question posed in my collage class with my answer:

Has anyone heard of the Green Chemistry Initiative?

I haven’t heard of it before today; however, I know it is a step in the right direction. So much of our lives involve chemicals, and this is only one aspect of the possible danger we encounter daily. I believe that the years of exposure to numerous elements contribute to health and environmental problems. From petroleum based products, plastics, chemicals, insecticides, including all the natural things we encounter, over time will rob us of life.

Plastics and other petroleum based chemicals are most likely the cause of many reproductive problems in humans and animals; not to mention neurological development.

http://plastic-bottles.notlong.com

http://CleaningSupplies.notlong.com

http://petro-chem.notlong.com

http://HealthHarms.notlong.com

Personally, I don’t feel enough is being said in order to educate the public. Many people feel that environmentalist are radicals (or tree huggers) more concerned for animals than people. Perhaps this is true in some cases, but the fact is that we can only survive in an environment that is well managed. People worldwide should be taught the essentials about our connection to our surroundings (our environment), and not have it sound like some mystical type of religiosity (May the force be with you in our oneness).

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