Help Obama Give Our Planet a “Make-over“

By: Connor Kidd

In today’s ever-changing planet of polluting acts and contaminating habitats, most of us believe that only one man has what it takes to pull us onto a track of recovery toward a Green and energy efficient society. That man is the current U.S. president, Barack Obama.The U.S. is a powerful country that affects many other countries around the world, so having someone like Barrack Obama in office is great for the entire planet’s environment.

Now, Obama seems to be doing his part, but what about the rest of us? We don’t have to sit back and let one man make all the changes. We can plant trees, drive less, exercise more by walking or biking, use natural resources, make your own natural beauty products, quit using plastic, recycle more, anything it takes.

President Obama has already made drastic improvements in the condition of our planet’s fading health. Obama has decided that the elimination of child lead poisoning should be one of his top priorities – we can’t even believe that is still a problem in today’s society! Obama is also working on a number of different efforts to try and help increase access to and use of renewable fuels, rather than fossil fuels.

When Obama was in the Senate, he was able to pass legislation which gave gas stations some sort of a tax credit for installing environmentally healthier E85 ethanol refueling pumps. Also, as for the hugely debated issue of global warming, Barrack Obama has tons of great ideas to put a stop to the trend.

On Barrack Obama’s website, Barackobama.com, the President says that the issue of our planet’s climate change is one that people ignore at their own peril. There could still be debate about exactly how much people are contributing to the heating of the Earth’s atmosphere, or how much is naturally occurring. He also said that what we can be scientifically sure of is that our constant utilization of fossil fuels is sending us to a point of no return.

As part of President Barrack Obama’s plan, he is going to be developing some domestic incentives that reward farmers, forest owners, and ranchers whenever they restore grasslands, plant trees, or undertake any farming practices which reduce carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while at the same time doubling funding for science and research to go towards clean energy projects that include those that make use of our solar and wind resources, and biomass. Even still, more than a few citizens find these plans to be less than acceptable.

In a past debate between Obama and another Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, she said that there was an energy bill passed in 2005 was bombarded with all sorts of additional interest breaks and giveaways to the major oil companies. When Barrack Obama was senator, he voted for it, according to Clinton. She claims she did not vote for it because she knew it would turn out to be an absolute nightmare. Whether this is true or not, we don’t know, but all that matters is that our only environment is kept as healthy as possible.

What can we do? Be less wasteful. Don’t keep the water running while you brush your teeth, don’t shower any longer than you need to. Make many of your own homemade beauty products instead of buying packaged products. In the middle ages, and even in the early 1800’s, they made their own products, and they were still gorgeous as ever! So you see, there is so much you can do. Just keep the environment in mind before everything you do. Remember… It’s the only Earth we got!