Guest guest Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 US is the single largest polluter in the world. But it has one fifth the population of India & it is four times the size of India ( including Alaska) The US has 52 National parks, a dynamic federal reforestation program. Cutting trees is a planned process, where sapplings are planted for every tree removed. Every municipaliy has a ratio of built area to grass/tree knolls Factories & such are zoned away from populated area. Emissions are monitored, heavy fines levied with failures to comply with rules Mines when exhausted are refilled & structurally redeveloped so as not to be an eye sore. Garbage disposal & recycling is a science in itself All this involves a great deal of political will & civic sense Gauri 83 ________________________________ To: mgims Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 6:14:41 PM Subject: Non-Political opinion needed  so, finally our " Sarkar " is waking up and has made an effort to realize that environment and emissions are an " issue " that needs to be dealt and this is what they have come up with... http://ibnlive. in.com/news/ india-to- help-climate- but-on-its- own-terms- govt/106419- 11..html?from= tn The heartening thing is that at least the govt has recognized that they need to reduce the emissions by 2020.... but I feel that 20% as compared to 2005 is not enough.. because I feel that by 2020, the economy will grow further, and there will be more cars on the streets.... Pollution is a major issue in major cities all over the country.. and I think we as citizens need to commit to reducing waste and properly disposing waste and reduce the emissions.. and we have to wake up before we have regular acid rains in Mumbai, Delhi and all the metros What do you guys think? It would be a neat thing to share some " global " perspectives on going green from our friends on here who are in different parts of the world..... Ameet 1993 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I think here " civic sense " is the key word.... and I know its hard to say things like " There should be more civic sense in India " staying here in the US, but then I think there will be a time when we all have to wake up to the reality and accept responsibility and accountability for our actions. Ameet 1993 > > > US is the single largest polluter in the world. > But it has one fifth the population of India & it is four times the size of > India ( including Alaska) > The US has 52 National parks, a dynamic federal reforestation program. > Cutting trees is a planned process, where sapplings are planted for every > tree removed. > Every municipaliy has a ratio of built area to grass/tree knolls > Factories & such are zoned away from populated area. Emissions are > monitored, heavy fines levied with failures to comply with rules > Mines when exhausted are refilled & structurally redeveloped so as not to > be an eye sore. > Garbage disposal & recycling is a science in itself > > All this involves a great deal of political will & civic sense > > Gauri 83 > > ________________________________ > > From: Ameet Chimote <ameet.chimote@... <ameet.chimote%40gmail.com>> > To: mgims <mgims%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 6:14:41 PM > > Subject: Non-Political opinion needed > > > so, finally our " Sarkar " is waking up and has made an effort to realize > that > environment and emissions are an " issue " that needs to be dealt and this is > what they have come up with... > > http://ibnlive. in.com/news/ india-to- help-climate- but-on-its- > own-terms- govt/106419- 11..html?from= tn > > The heartening thing is that at least the govt has recognized that they > need > to reduce the emissions by 2020.... but I feel that 20% as compared to 2005 > is not enough.. because I feel that by 2020, the economy will grow further, > and there will be more cars on the streets.... > > Pollution is a major issue in major cities all over the country.. and I > think we as citizens need to commit to reducing waste and properly > disposing > waste and reduce the emissions.. and we have to wake up before we have > regular acid rains in Mumbai, Delhi and all the metros > > What do you guys think? It would be a neat thing to share some " global " > perspectives on going green from our friends on here who are in different > parts of the world..... > > Ameet 1993 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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